LIVESTREAM: Green Roofs - Everything You Need To Know
Kay Davies (of Oxford Green Roofs) has been putting green roofs on buildings for ages. Join us as we discuss the options, the reasons and the pitfalls
James Alexander-Sinclair
Garden Designer, writer, talker, RHS Vice President and skipper of the light fandango.
LIVESTREAM: Mary Keen on Her New Book 'Diary of a Keen Gardener'
Join a special livestream conversation tonight at 5.30pm between gardener and author Mary Keen and me, James Alexander-Sinclair. Inspiration, gardening secrets and a chance to ask Mary questions.
Angels or Demons? Frank Settles the Debate
Some people love them, some people loathe them. Some gardens are designed to coddle them, some are fortresses built to keep them out. This is a conversation without end…
How the Quince Kickstarted Ten Years of Conflict
Divine retribution, deceit, abduction, chariots, storms, murder, tragedy, sea monsters, sacrifice and dishonour. All this as well as a fine membrillo.
Nostalgia, Nature, and Life Lessons in a Spiky Shell
The horse chestnut tree is being battered into submission by a string of unpleasant ailments. The mighty giants are a sorry sight by this time of year but. we still have conkers.
Train Track Takeover: Wilding Along the Railway Lines
Staring out of the window: weeds, wilderness and railways.
Unlocking the Mysteries of Kek
Cake and gardens have long held each other in a passionate and lingering embrace. Would a garden centre or open garden still be the same without cakes?
The Judge’s Tale - RHS Chelsea Flower Show Week
I have been judging gardens at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show - you may agree or disagree with what we decided, but this is how it works.
Blood, Sweat, and Secateurs: From Revolution to Roses
Secateurs are in every gardener’s pocket: but, like every invention no matter how much we take them for granted, somebody had to think of the idea.
Ranting into Springtime…
There are a few plants which make me shudder. I know, I feel bad about that too but we can’t grow everything, so we should try to only give room to those plants we really love.
Weeders, Seedsmen and Fencers: A Gardener's Medical Journey
We put our bodies through quite a lot while gardening: is it not time that the medical establishment recognised our contribution to the lexicon of musculoskeletal disorders?
Ancient Tree, Epic Journey: The Buckland Yew Goes Walkabout
Moving trees is child’s play today: we have diggers and cranes. It was not always as easy…