The Lost Orchid. By Sarah Bilston. Harvard University Press; 400 pages; $29.95 and £24.95 ...

People usually just think of plants as a decor item that will add some aesthetic value to their indoors or their balconies.

UK households are being encouraged to position house plants by their windows and doors in June, as the height of hay fever ...

Bring the outdoors in with a living wall full of bright and beautiful houseplants. Select from these popular choices for a vertical indoor garden of dreams.