Garden design
Context is Everything
Even a 'blank canvas' is not a blank canvas.
Garden design
Inspiration and insight from gardeners and designers.
Water
Pond Life
There is no more rewarding addition to a garden than a pond - but I would do some things differently if I was starting afresh.
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Sham Ruins for Small Gardens
Nothing goes with wildflowers like wild-towers. Here's some folly for the averaged-sized space
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Gardens, Novels, Woods and Parents
We live in a world where we gasp for freedom from control - and if we can’t find it in a garden, what hope is there for us?
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Branching Out - I've Got the Tree Surgeons In
I have inherited some fabulous trees and want to look after them as best I can.
Garden design
The Healing Power of Gardens: Designing it in
What’s the best type of garden to be in, when you're needing some quiet time and reflection? Probably not the one you live in every day...
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Why September Is Your Garden's Real New Year
Think your garden's dying back? Think again. Your garden's more alive than ever - it's just gone underground. Nutrient heists, fungal raves, next year forming beneath your feet. That mess you want to tidy? Brilliance in disguise. Look closer...
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Topiary
A Clip Round the Year
I have been making topiary shapes in my garden for more than four decades, and I have no intention of stopping. Here's why.
Garden design
Daring to Grow the Impossible: Tales of Botanical Triumphs
Pushing the boundaries with cold hardiness can be hit and miss, but the rewards are enormous, and you’ll have great fun along the way!
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Why Grasses Are the Unsung Heroes of Modern Gardens
Here's to the most successful plant on the planet: at this time of year, grasses can play a supporting role, or take centre stage.
Through the Garden Gates
How One Woman Brought a Japanese Garden to a Scottish Valley
'In a sheltered foothold of a grassy range of hills, that stretch from sunrise to sunset, lies the garden of my dreams ...' Ella Christie.
Garden design
It's Time To Elevate Your Indoor Gardening Style!
So many gardeners create wonder and beauty outdoors. But indoors, their efforts and aesthetic skills dry up. How can we see the indoor garden differently?