When you think of alpine plants, it might seem like a niche horticultural club, requiring lots of expertise and specialist composts. Certainly, you’ll find a few ...
As temperatures increase and snowpack declines, many alpine plants are at risk of extinction. Though adapted to harsh ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. This coronation weekend I should be enjoying my best spring garden ever. So I thought last November, when I ...
Glacier buttercup, Ranunculus glacialis, in front of the Rutor glacier, Italy. (Photo courtesy G. Losapio and co-authors) Scientists studying the effects of glacial melt say a quarter of alpine flower ...
At 17,769ft, the Thorong La Pass at the northern tip of the Annapurna Sanctuary in Nepal is one of the highest points accessible in the country before you need crampons and an ice pick. On my way ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. I grow plants from anywhere, but garden somewhere. The heart of my somewhere is a pair of raised, slightly ...
You don't have to move mountains to create a stunning rockery, says Monty Don Sometimes, the weather shows itself to have a sense of humour. As I sit down at my desk to write about alpine plants, the ...
Effects of artificial warming on phenology, individual leaf traits, vegetative growth, and reproduction of five alpine species (two deciduous and three evergreen shrubs) were investigated during three ...