Growing for eating
Companion Planting and Why I Ignore It
Companion planting is popular, but much of it is built on myth, not science. Here’s why trusting nature - and a little intuition - might be the best planting guide of all.
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Garden design
The Principles of Good Planting
Learning lessons from some great private gardens around Europe.
Sustainability
Meadows - Not Just for the Countryside
Wildflower meadows are seductive for those with larger country gardens. But achieving good ones is difficult, and even then, they can still fail to satisfy. So, how can we make the most of them?
Wellness & wellbeing
Is Gardening Just Outdoor Housework?
Ever felt a little bit overwhelmed by your gardening tasks? Or ever spent longer looking for your secateurs than pruning? Let's talk.
Planting Design
The Perils of Perfecting Spring Colour
When timing, taste (human and animal alike), and a changing climate conspire to undermine even the most carefully laid plans, often to delightful effect.
How to
Finding a Relaxed Approach to Home Gardening
There is no need to be brow-beaten by rules and complexities. Settle into your own rhythms and routines.
Wellness & wellbeing
Yours Looks Better Than Mine
The allure of perfectly curated gardens in print and on social media often leaves gardeners comparing their own efforts to images that seem flawless.
Growing for eating
Unlocking Kitchen Garden Success: A Flavourful Guide
The success of your kitchen garden owes almost everything to what you do sat on your backside before you start. Be bold, prioritise flavour and pleasure, and set your sail on a path for deliciousness to come.
Plant profile
Euphoric Euphorbias
A diverse range of plants for every kind of garden
Garden history
The Utens Lunettes
A little-known Flemish painter produced one of the masterpieces of Italian Renaissance garden art
Garden history
When Chainsaws Nearly Ended Civilisation
From whirring chainsaws to war-ready platoons, learn how a simple gardening task almost triggered World War III in the most dramatic tree surgery ever attempted.
Inspirational gardens
Ryoan-Ji: My Garden Pilgrimage
The trip of a lifetime to see the gardens of Japan, one of which will stay with me forever.