Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Orange geum flowers next to white foxgloves planted in a border in front of a black fence. I visited the RHS Chelsea Flower Show ...

Chelsea Flower Show 2026 is in full swing, with all the horticultural inspiration you could ever ask for. But one flower in particular stole the show – gentle geum. Popping up in borders and in ...

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 ...

Every now and again a plant gets into the groundwater of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and pops up over and over again. “We launched Geum ’Totally Tangerine’ five years ago,” says Rosy Hardy of Hardy’s ...

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 ...

Some gardeners tend to shy away from hot colours. But in late spring warm orange sprinkled through sultry tulips has real eye appeal. I had a timely reminder when I visited Derry Watkins's garden at ...