Wellness & wellbeing
Forget Mindfulness: Try Gardening Instead
Not every gardening operation will result in feeling at one with the universe, but it is still worth popping outside when you need to put your thoughts in order.
Alan Titchmarsh
Gardening royalty, Alan is the voice of gardening for many of us. Writer, broadcaster, novelist, and with the Garden Collective from the start.
Pots
Going to Pot
Want to invest in something special for your garden? Look no further than a hand-crafted terracotta pot.
Garden language
You Say Tom-ay-to
Scientific plant names offer up a wealth of information on plants, but do you know your guttatus from your plicatus?
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Topiary
A Clip Round the Year
I have been making topiary shapes in my garden for more than four decades, and I have no intention of stopping. Here's why.
Through the Garden Gates
A Glimpse of Heaven
Chatsworth offers spectacle and grandeur, but there is so much more to this elegant Capability Brown landscape.
climate
A Place of Infinite Variety
There are times when one must take stock and – without turning into Pollyanna – remind oneself why it is good to be a gardener in Britain.
Books
Confessions of a Gardening Bibliophile
Over the years I've amassed around 6,000 books, but it is a good thing I don't think of them as investments...
Garden design
The Best Possible Taste
The arbiters of good taste in the garden are subject to just as many personal whims as anyone else - including me.
Countryside
The Line of Beauty
The beauty of our surroundings must not be sacrificed on the altar of technology.