Witch hazel astringent comes from plants, deciduous winter flowering shrubs – also called witch hazel ... Winter honeysuckle ...
Urban gardens and balconies might be small, but they are important places for insects ... In some cases, our love of flowering plants means that urban areas are home to more of some pollinator species ...
Garden centres still have young flowering plants on sale in boxes of six for about £4. They are my top buy to brighten ...
"Before flowering plants appeared," says Dale Russell ... Often described as a "living fossil," this small woody plant grows only on New Caledonia, a South Pacific island famous among botanists ...