Since early May, I’ve been able to cut a small bouquet of sweet William about every two weeks. This is a plant I don’t grow very often because it does not like hot summers. Two of the Dash series ...

Long-lived, gloriously colourful, richly scented dianthus are a joy. The only problem is they are almost too pretty It all began with a Sunday afternoon trip to Special Plants in Wiltshire. Being ...

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In the last 10 years, tremendous breeding innovation has produced several new varieties of Dianthus, a low-growing plant distinguished by fragrant flowers and grassy, blue-green foliage. Commonly ...