Winter
Sometimes It’s Best to Stay out of the Rain
Confessions of a gardener: why sometimes the best place to enjoy the garden is from the comfort of your sofa, not knee-deep in mud.
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Winter
This Year I'm Playing To My Strengths - But Do I Have Any?
Losing my husband last year led to a New Year 'resolutionary' re-think. No longer a Jan Of All Trades, I'm ditching houseplants, fruit and veg and just growing plants and flowers that make me happy.
Remembrance of things Pasta
I investigate why gardeners who value their past, present and future should read more Proust and ask the all important question: are journalists lower than snakes?
Growing for eating
Next Year's Pies & Crumbles
Let's be honest, it has been a mixed bag in the veg garden this year, but onto the next and where can I make any small interventions, and maybe just help the garden a little more!
Christmas
Making Space For Space
A day I used to hate but I've learned to love, has taught me to regard the garden as a room ripe for rearranging
Plant profiles
Growing the lotus
Has growing this given me more pleasure than anything else?
Flowers
Discover the Fabulous World of Dahlia Breeding
The dahlia-hunting trip to The Netherlands every summer is one of the most exhilarating and rewarding trips of the year. I leave feeling completely inspired. Here I describe how we select one from a thousand - and why.
Garden design
January Joy! (Said Nobody Ever) - Flowering Joy with Winter Bloomers
January can be a struggle, but the garden can offer scent and joy; hear about some of my favourite witch hazels and paper bush recommendations to help you survive the gloom.
Wellness & wellbeing
Unearthing the Secret to Longevity
Our precious soils are often discarded as dirt, but our health as humans depends on their nurture.
Wellness & wellbeing
A simple thanks for green
There’s nothing particularly flashy or clever about this article. But it’s a reminder, no matter how long in the tooth you are, for us having a genuine gratitude for green – and why we need it now more than ever
Plant profiles
Trees: A Requiem
'Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them.' Bill Vaughan.
Winter
Garden Reflections and Resolutions for the New Year
Need a fresh start for 2026? See what gardening experts are promising to do — it need only be small, meaningful changes to redefine your year ahead!