Designing shade into the garden
When I’m designing gardens, possibly the most important factor to take into account before drawing up a plan is to work out which are the sunniest parts of my clients’…
Jobs for the garden in August
There’s not too much to do in the garden maintenance-wise at this time of year, but it’s important to keep up with deadheading, watering and feeding to ensure as much…
Highlights from the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower Show
I went to the Chelsea Flower Show twice this year – once on Press Day and then again later in the week as a paying visitor. Seems a bit…
Fabulous plants for June
It's so hard to pick a short list of great plants to talk about in early summer, as everywhere you look there's something worth mentioning, but here are just a…
Fabulous plants for May
This is a really exciting time of year as new plants start to emerge and gardens really come alive. Every day seems to bring something new to admire. These are…
Tactile & beautiful – unique works of art by Rachel Dein
I’m someone who loves to try new things and for some reason I seem to be strangely attracted to pastimes where I usually end up dirty – gardening, blacksmithing, woodwork… …
Fabulous plants for April
As spring really kicks off now, woodland gardens and all their associated plants really come into their own. Here are just some of my favourite plants for lovely April flowers.…
Standard Magnolia Grandiflora at a nursery
Interesting things to do with trees …..
You may be forgiven for thinking that a tree is just a tree, but in fact it can be so much more! These days nurseries are really getting adventurous and…
