The Mixed Border - Time for a re-brand?
Mixed borders are an underappreciated and under-celebrated part of Britain's garden heritage and practice. Time to shout out for them!
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There’s never been a better time to be a gardener
Guest writer Kate Bradbury examines the impact of this year's drought on wildlife, considers how silence and complicity have stalled progress on climate change, and argues that the future of gardening must have stewardship at its heart.
Noxious nerium or opulent oleander?
One shrub is celebrating this summer without a care in the world. It flowers for months, fills the air with scent, but could knock you off your perch. Matt Pottage wants to know if you'd invite it into your garden?
The death of gardens
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.
Mulch Ado: Triumph and Tantrums in the Village Hall
Jan Etherington is seizing the day (or seizing the flowers) and scouring her garden for entries for the village show. Competition is fierce and there is duplicity in the air... Can Jan triumph with an old favourite?