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.
Books
What we're reading (and what books we've loved) in the Garden Collective
In Conversation
In Conversation: Mary Keen on Her New Book 'Diary of a Keen Gardener'
Listen in to a conversation between gardener and author Mary Keen and me, James Alexander-Sinclair.
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!
Christmas
All Tied Up With A Bow
Properly thoughtful Christmas presents, all LINKED, so you can be the best giver in the world!
Plant portrait
Nostalgia, Nature, and Life Lessons in a Spiky Shell
The horse chestnut tree is being battered into submission by a string of unpleasant ailments. The mighty giants are a sorry sight by this time of year but. we still have conkers.
Books
Confessions of a Gardening Bibliophile
Over the years I've amassed around 6,000 books, but it is a good thing I don't think of them as investments...