Over the last few years we’ve seen an explosion of interest in houseplants, largely driven by…
Surviving: checking the damage caused during the coldest week in eight years
The week during Storm Emma – the coldest week in our garden in eight years –…
12 plants that add COLOUR-POW to your garden in winter
If your garden doesn’t look something like the above right now, it’s time to act! Plan…
Mossy Rock (part two)
I know what you’re thinking moss fans, will he shut up about that bloomin rock what’s…
Fleeting flowers
The joy of the snowdrop, cherry blossom and tulip. The fritillary and daffodil, the allium and…
Collecting seeds from Leonotis nepetifolia
Over the last few years I’ve been growing Leonotis nepetifolia (thanks to Jonathan Gregson for correcting…
Pot’s growing on in February: Hellebores, Snowdrops and vigorous perennials forcing changes
It’s been three years since we set up our garden. For the first time a large…
How to make an Aeonium arboreum branch (Part Two)
A year ago I experimented with nipping out the growing point of my Aeonium ‘Zwartkop‘ to…
Spring is in the air in London
In the air but importantly, not quite here. Yet on mild sunny days the signs of…
Dr Nathaniel Ward’s Clapham home and garden to be demolished imminently
Three years ago almost to the day I wrote this blog post about discovering the existence…