Choosing plants for your garden – what to consider before purchasing!
If you’re new to gardening and are feeling inspired to go plant shopping, the vast range of shrubs, perennials, grasses, annuals and bulbs on offer can be bewildering. We are…
Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert'
5 essential … plants with white flowers
It sometimes seems that we are on an endless quest to find plants for seasonal colour, but we shouldn’t forget the dazzling year-round contribution that white flowers make to our…
5 essential … plants for a relaxed country look
As much of my work is in country gardens around Hampshire, Surrey & Sussex, I often need to find ways to blend the plants inside the garden with those in…
5 essential … evergreen shrubs to clothe a wall or fence
Many shrubs adapt very well to growing against walls and fences and, once trained in, are usually easier to manage than climbers which can quickly outgrow their allotted space. Here…
Jobs for the garden in December
As the year draws to a close you can afford to take a bit of time off from labouring in the garden, but that doesn't mean there's nothing to do! …
Geranium 'Rozanne'
Fabulous plants for August
If you're looking for colour in midsummer, here's a small selection of my favourite easy plants for August Perovskia atriplicifolia This plant, commonly known as ‘Russian Sage’ is technically known…
Fabulous plants for July
There are so many wonderful plants to recommend at this time of year it's hard to draw up a short list, but here are just a few of my favourites for July…
Jobs for the garden in March
With signs of spring all around this is a great time to get ahead before your plants put on so much growth that it becomes difficult to get into the…
Jobs for the garden in February
What to do in February will very much depend on weather conditions where you live, but here are a number of jobs which you can be thinking about carrying out…