As the Big Butterfly Count starts, an expert reveals how to maximise your chances of spotting these beautiful insects.

Gardens of any size can support wildlife year-round, especially if it boasts plants that attract bees and butterflies. According to Which? gardening editor, Ceri Thomas, shrubs not only improve a ...

Say hello to the Buddleia ‘Little Rockstars’ Collection, a new collection on offer from You Garden. One of the world’s smallest butterfly bushes, it blooms all summer long in pots or tiny gardens.

Oliver Tree, the eccentric singer known for viral hits like “Alien Boy” and “Life Goes On,” has died at the age of 32 following a helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro. The musician born Oliver Tree ...

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Gardeners across the UK are being urged not to put their secateurs away just yet. While many assume pruning season is over once roses have been tackled, experts say there is a short but crucial window ...

Butterfly bush (Buddleja) started as 2-3m tall varieties in mauve, pink, purple, white and crimson. The hybrids developed since are much smaller and, importantly, fully or mostly sterile (meaning they ...

Discover why gardening experts are sounding the alarm about buddleia, the 'worse' plant than knotweed. Learn how to protect your home! Hosepipe ban announced for millions more UK homes Almost 100 US ...

Butterfly Bush is one of those shrubs that gets the best of a lot of us. We never can truly anticipate just how huge they can get over the course of a season! So in this video I clearly demonstrate ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... January is a highly beneficial time to prune trees and shrubs because this is the dormant period for many plants in coastal California. This column provides ...

The woolly butterfly bush (Buddleia marrubiifolia) is a near-native from the neighboring Chihuahuan desert. It’s a great pollinator plant, has attractive grey-green leaves and bright orange clusters ...

Life was more fun before the internet. The World Wide Web does have some advantages – many people read this column online, and I use the internet to do a lot of my research. But the convenience of ...