Nigel Colborn advises gardeners to buy oriental poppy plants now ... white, or cindery grey and dusky rose. Each frail bloom will be gone in a day - two at the most.

There have been some pretty amazing blooms across the garden in recent weeks, notably from some very pretty roses. Roses ...

Q: I bought a rose bush at a local nursery and noticed a small plant growing in the pot with the rose bush. Out of curiosity, I transplanted the “hitch-hiker” and it grew to about 24 inches ...

In third place was the poppy, which generated an average of 111,677 monthly searches. Poppies are a comparatively small species and have delicate petals that are often red but can be other colours ...

In third place was the poppy, which generated an average of 111,677 monthly searches. Poppies are a comparatively small species and have delicate petals that are often red but can be other colours ...