Act now and be rewarded with a neater shape and more purple blooms The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. Until ...

Buddlejas, those beautiful butterfly bushes so called because their nectar rich flower spikes attract butterflies to them, are probably the most amenable of all shrubs to soil type, acid or alkaline, ...

Simply sign up to the House & Home myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Butterfly bushes sound alluring, traditionally one of the great sights in British gardens in late August. Their ...

I’ve been a city gardener all my working life. For years I’ve dug and pruned in the service of people and plants from everywhere. The countryside is lovely, but as nice as fields and woods are, my ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Twice over, I am waiting for buddleja. As you see I am obeying the new rules and spelling our old friend ...

Planting a single flower this April could transform your garden into a butterfly hotspot while helping struggling pollinator populations.