Garden design
Gone With The Wind
Why gale force winds are not my favourite gardening weather and what to plant on the coast
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Planting Design
Delightful Things 3
Stones, planting, cake
Planting Design
The Things We Leave Standing
Cutting back starts with the mush, but many plants are left standing for their winter form and seedheads. This is a walk through those that offer structure, contrast and presence.
Planting Design
A Year of Colour: Your Permission to Garden Boldly
My new book is finally here. 40 real combinations from my real garden – and my manifesto for gardening with your heart on your sleeve.
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Through the Garden Gates
The Secret Spell of Ireland’s Most Unlikely Garden
Uncover how ecologist Carl Wright transformed a derelict house and barren limestone into a botanical wonder in County Clare—read on for inspiration and a unique peek inside his secret garden.
Behind Gardeners’ World with Joe and Frances
Joe and Frances chat informally about presenting for Gardeners World and all things Horticultural!
Garden history
Gardening's First Couple
John and Jane Loudon revolutionised gardening in Britain in the 19th century
Flowers
What my lurcher taught me about light
Growlights can help lift the January gloom and keep your houseplants thriving until spring, but make sure you know what to buy and where to place them.
Garden history
The Ghosts of Lavender Past
Some of garden history's most intriguing stories are about its quietest heroes
Autobiography
The Best Gardener I Ever Gardened With.
On losing my husband Jules, and where we really find the people we've loved.
Plant profile
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!
Garden history
Tone on Tone: The Romantic Chaos of Norah Lindsay's Gardens
The glamorous, unconventional world of Norah Lindsay, the garden designer whose wit, vision, and bold planting transformed the gardens of society—saving herself from near destitution