NATIVE TO ROCKY PEAKS seasonally covered in snow, alpine plants shrug off blazing sun, extreme cold, strong wind and poor soil — hardly the cushy conditions found in a home garden.

When you think of alpine plants, it might seem like a niche horticultural club, requiring lots of expertise and specialist composts. Certainly, you’ll find a few specimens at botanical gardens ...

Here are some of the best rock garden plants for a successful alpine garden. Need some inspiration? Look at my quick and easy ...

The leading threat to alpine plants, however, is climate change. “Which is, of course, the threat that is the hardest to combat,” said Emily Griffoul, a conservation scientist at Betty Ford Alpine ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. I grow plants from anywhere, but garden somewhere. The heart of my somewhere is a pair of raised, slightly ...

Three of the top alpine growers in Britain supply by mail but their online lists show what they and we are waiting to regrow and replace. In Midlothian, Kevock Garden Plants is more used to frost ...

That includes most plants with silvery leaves or a fuzzy surface. Image Each spring, purple Dalmatian bellflower (Campanula portenschlagiana), an alpine perennial, stars in the wall garden at ...

Cultivated strawberries need at least 8 hours of full sun daily, while alpine strawberries can produce fruit in as little as ...

At the Betty Ford Alpine Garden, sustainable gardening is more than just a trend—it's a way of life. With a focus on using perennial plants and water-wise gardening practices, the garden serves ...