Knautia macedonica, also known as Macedonian scabious, crimson scabious, or simply "Knautia," is among the delightful perennial plants recommended for beginner gardeners. With its charming and ...

Garden designer Lottie Delamain examines the most common mistakes gardeners make when cutting flowers, and advises on how to ...

I have filled up the green bin with pincushion scabious (the wilding blue Knautia arvensis and the maroon-red K.macedonica), mallows galore (mostly the blush-white Malva moschata) and countless ...

Other perennials provide a mound of dot-line flowers—think knautia, scabious, or rudbeckias. Umbellifers bring elegant saucer ...