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'Replete', 'Mon Cherie' or 'Pink Charm' flowering anywhere near my garden. I've never been a fan of anything pink and frilly.We all have our plant prejudices. I conducted a poll in the office today to discover the ‘most hated plant’ of the Gardeners’ World

June to September next year. It generates a lot of interest at Gardeners' World Live - there's always a delighted crowd assembled around the flowers in awe of its simple beauty.Last week I started a diary of plants in my garden. I'm making a note

Exeter, who fed his plants using liquid manure and water from his washing up bowl due to the drought). Wouldn't it be lovely if we brought the record back home?We're all joining in at Gardeners' World magazine, and I'm keen to beat the likes of Adam Pasco

Last month, we challenged you to break the World Record for growing the tallest sunflower. Free seeds of 'Russian Giant' were given out with the April issue of Gardeners’ World magazine, and many of you emailed us to register your interest in taking

respectively).While I'm not going to enter the record books for growing the tallest sunflower, I reckon I'm in with a chance of setting a new World Record for The Greatest Number Of Hoverflies You Can Squeeze Into A Four-Metre-Squared Garden. Everywhere I look

I’m going to plant my bulbs earlier this year, to avoid disturbing any hibernating creatures in colder weather. I've just bought 20 winter aconites, 20 Nectaroscordum siculum, and the Gardeners’ World magazine offers: 100 free alliums and 160

Why is it that we have no trouble expressing our dislikes, but when it comes to things we love, we're more reticent? Last year I conducted a poll in the office to see which plants were 'most hated' and blogged about the results. The response

'bad' plant smells are this extreme. Despite its reputation, I don't think the stinking iris, Iris foetidissima, has such an offensive odour.I conducted a poll around the Gardeners’ World magazine office to discover which plants were deemed 'stinky