When it comes to plant buying, I tend to be resistant to new introductions. I generally stick with varieties that have a track record in cultivation and, preferably, that I’ve actually seen growing in ...

Description: Mounding evergreen perennials with red, yellow, apricot or orange flowers carried on graceful stems, Geum species and cultivars are members of the rose family. Plants have fuzzy, ...

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Training as a gardener back in Britain, avens (or geums as they are properly known) were familiar to me only as a crafty weed to be dug up and thrown into the compost bin. Resistant to herbicides and ...

FLOWERS that appear relatively early in summer have a particular value as they fill the gap between late spring and high summer, and one of the best is geum. The colours of the cultivated kinds are ...

Ring the changes: Geum 'Bell Bank' is a flamboyant plant that is a worthy tribute to creator Geoffrey Smith Credit: Photo: gardenpicture.com Many readers will remember the late Geoffrey Smith and his ...

Don’t be deceived by their delicate, buttercup-like petals. Spreading avens are one tough piece of mother nature, growing out of cracks in the highest mountain cliffs in the Eastern United States, ...