This is a story about the rare Tibetan blue poppy, an eccentric British plant collector and three Canadian women who have each played a role in helping to save it. It’s a tale that unfolds over a ...

This coming Saturday (July 25), the Humboldt Botanical Garden will host the first-ever Himalayan blue poppy sale. Plants of the enchanting Meconopsis ‘Lingholm’ will be offered for sale from 10 a.m to ...

What’s the best way to celebrate a different culture? Food is probably the right answer. Losar, the Tibetan New Year, will be celebrated from February 28 to March 2, and you can soak yourself in its ...

AS WITH all good gardens, the blue poppy meadow at the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden started with the soil. Executive director Steve Hootman describes the site as “a big, goopy, sludgy mess.” ...

This weekend, Branklyn Garden is welcoming early visitors who, until Sunday, can admire the special collection of snowdrops that are currently in flower. Every year, Branklyn opens for a few days ...

Himalayan poppies grow in some of the most inhospitable parts of the world – which is why they thrive in Yorkshire winters AT this time of the year if you take a walk along the lower section of the ...