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Not a plant often found at the top of most people’s wish list, the Kalanchoe is in fact so commonplace that it’s easy to forget what a great little trouper it is. Almost indestructible, it will flower tirelessly for weeks, needs little care and is at home almost anywhere. This doesn’t mean it should be [...]Read more about Making the most of Kalanchoes or vi […]

As it’s orchid fortnight we thought we’d give you an insight into these exotic flowers and how to grow them. There are somewhere between 30,000 and 40,000 species in the orchid (Orchidaceae) family and they vary widely, but the most popular varieties make great pot plants and cut flowers. We spoke to Sarah Horne, of [...]Read more about Interflora’s guide to […]

The wildflowers in the UK are diverse, beautiful and colourful. There are some we know well and others we don’t, but there’s also a growing number that are becoming endangered. A recent study was done by the charity Plantlife and they discovered that the most common wildflowers are nettles, cow parsley and the bluebell. However, [...]Read more about The beau […]