I walk through my back door into a fantasy land not unlike the John Singer Sargent painting Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose in Tate Britain. The air is thick with a velvety perfume from early morning ...

New genetic analyses are shaking the lowest living branch on the family tree of flowering plants. The question is: Should we move water lilies down to that ancient lineage? How ancient are water ...

Despite the rain that came, then left, came again, leaving muddy puddles behind, garden enthusiasts continued to tour the Iowa City/Coralville gardens last weekend. There were 30 gardens on the tour, ...

With the rising cost of pot-grown plants, lilies, with their exotic scents and colours – whites, reds, pinks, maroon, oranges and yellows – are beginning to look like good value when it comes to ...