Books
Should you meet your heroes?
Matthew Pottage scans his shelves and realises he has met several of his horticultural heroes. Who lived up to his expectations, who made him laugh, and who was the one author who got away?
Matthew Pottage
Writer and broadcaster, currently the Head of Horticulture & Landscape Strategy for The Royal Parks in London.
Plant profiles
Persica roses
If this hasn't been your year for the hybrid teas, Matt has got his Eye on a particularly intriguing species of single-flowered roses, Rosa persica. The picture of health even in drought conditions, open-flowered for the pollinators, and blotchily beautiful. Are you ready to be seduced?
Plant profiles
Noxious nerium or opulent oleander?
One shrub is celebrating this summer without a care in the world. It flowers for months, fills the air with scent, but could knock you off your perch. Matt Pottage wants to know if you'd invite it into your garden?
Trees
Who wins in a heatwave?
Matthew Pottage knows about the importance of trees and here is his analysis of who is (and who isn't) coping with the extreme heat, the trees that will become a thing of the past, and those who might become familiar in the future.
Behind the Scenes: Opening a Family Garden
From arguments over plastic chairs, to people face-planting themselves in the pond, our annual garden opening was always a family highlight!
Plantspeople
Propagating skills to save our nurseries: launching Hortistry
Specialist plant nurseries are quietly disappearing across the country and with them go plant collections and propagation skills. How can we preserve these skills and plants?
Plant profiles
Captivating Callistemon. A shrubby obsession for May!
From stunning blooms to unexpected cold hardiness, find out which bottlebrush varieties can transform your garden and captivate both the bees and your neighbours
Through the Garden Gates
A new garden in an old place for a long-reigning queen
A two acre garden that's free to enter, growing on tonnes of crushed concrete, moments away from Baker Street. Is it on your list to visit?
Plant profiles
Discover the Wonderland of Wisteria: A Gardener's Guide
Yes I know everyone knows what a Wisteria is, but let me tell you about my love affair with them. I promise you'll learn something new!
Bulbs
Sheets of spring colour without the fight in overstocked borders!
We all know more is more with spring bulbs. But who has half-empty borders to accommodate thousands of bulbs? Time to think outside the border!
Sustainability
Will our beloved trees cope with the changing climate?
Kew Gardens are turning heads with their climate modelling science and mapping it to future tree planting suitability - hear more on The Garden Collective from Kevin Martin, the man behind the work
Plant profiles
Deliberating and Doting Over Daphne
They are surely one of the most delicious scents of winter. Here is what you need to know and perhaps some newer cultivars for your shopping list!