Gardens that we adore, that stay with us, or that have changed how we garden.
Horticulture
Unlike other forms of art, gardens need their gardener to keep their shape. So what happens when they are left to their own devices? When does a garden become an ex-garden? Noel revisits some old favourites and finds them changed.
Inspirational gardens
What makes the difference between a good garden, and a great one? More importantly, who decides? It is a divisive topic, and Mary Keen has views, and some of them would shock an estate agent.
Horticulture
Joe Swift digs deep into a method of growing that is finally having its moment. Championed by some horticultural heavyweights over the years, sand gardening is putting itself forward as the answer to the changing climate, and Joe is very happy to fetch a bucket and spade and get involved.
Garden design
Learning lessons from some great private gardens around Europe.
Inspirational gardens
The trip of a lifetime to see the gardens of Japan, one of which will stay with me forever.
Inspirational gardens
Becoming a volunteer gardener at Great Dixter has taught me so much more than practical horticulture
Garden history
This piece reflects on finding inspiration in nature, people, and place - spring walks, bluebell woods, and memories that shaped my Chelsea 2012 garden. Inspired by poet John Clare, it’s a reminder to slow down and let the landscape guide creativity.
Inspirational gardens
An extraordinary garden in South Devon, where plant communities are explored and celebrated by one of this country’s best plantsmen.
Inspirational gardens
Woodland plants, both large and small, add a special new dimension to any garden.
Inspirational gardens
At Hooton's Walled Nursery in South Yorkshire, Dean and Glenn Charlton are reclaiming the art and craft of horticulture to cultivate plants that are both beautiful and useful
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Inspirational gardens
The echoes of Match of the Day in the 1980s should be a world away as I travel to discover a unique historic garden on the outskirts of Lisbon.
Inspirational gardens
Everyone is talking about the walled garden at Knepp - it's exciting and somewhat bewildering. A garden growing on piles of crushed concrete, rubble and hardcore surely can't be anything of note, can it?