Lawn
The Simple Joy of Lying Down: Why I’ll Never Get Rid of My Lawn
Lawns may be unfashionable in garden circles these days, but you can’t really lie down in a border, can you?
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Countryside
The Line of Beauty
The beauty of our surroundings must not be sacrificed on the altar of technology.
Plant profile
Spring means daffodils
Much human ingenuity has been spent on a flower that truly spells spring.
Tools
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.
Plant profile
Saving Stories in the Landscape: The Monkey Puzzle Debate
An original vision, with disobedient garden owners and a marmite tree species - can it end happily?
Flowers
How Now Brown Flower? What's New in Gardeners' World?
As a learner gardener, I'm keen to create a chic, on-trend garden. But what's in and what's been weeded out, according to the heralds of horticulture? Could I become a trendsetter - by accident?
Garden design
All Change? Maybe, But That's Fine....
I wonder if in fact, we are entering a golden age of garden craft
Seasonal
Feeling the 'Fizz': A Spring Awakening
Have you ever had a feeling and can't find the word to describe it? As one season hands over to another, there's more going on than meets the eye!
Planthunting
James Alexander-Sinclair on Weeds, Wilderness and Railways
Garden designer James Alexander-Sinclair talks to Jane Perrone about the changing tapestry of plant life spotted from the window of a train, and how it can shape our own gardens.
Plant profile
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.
Garden shows
Is it Time for Flower Judging to Change?
There is much talk about sustainability when it comes to flower growing but the reality is the judging system doesn’t reward this. But it could
Garden photography
Framing the Beauty of the Sparkling Garden Landscape
Why are we like magpies with sparkly things, drawn to where the light is? There's an evolutionary answer, and it all feeds into the garden photographer's raison d'etre. Here's an introduction to the way my creative cogs whirr in a beautiful garden.