Saxifrage is usually associated with spring and early summer but there is one - Saxifraga burseriana - that is so early it is almost winter-flowering. It is also one of the most beautiful of this huge ...

FOR those of us who are curious about which plants are related to which, an insight into the individual members of a plant family can be quite revealing. For instance, if I think about saxifrages at ...

GARDENING GERRY DALY SOMETIMES the most valuable garden flowers are the ones that get the least attention. The saxifrages as a group are widely grown, very popular but not much mentioned, let alone ...

THE toughness of Alpine plants and their ability to deal with harsh weather were underlined over recent months as the hardy mountain plants came through frost and snow with flying colours, with the ...