Victorian plant fashion at Lanhydrock, Cornwall

A report from our brief visit to the immaculately preserved Lanhydrock house and garden owned by…

The Lost Gardens of Heligan

Heligan, a garden established in the mid-18th to the 19th centuries by the Cornish Tremayne family…

Eden Project

ONE: as Chris and I entered the Rainforest Biome for the first time it was hard…

Allotment month 22: wasted produce, autumn flowering apples and snails

I’ve barely spent any time at the allotment in September. Bad Wallington. This has been a…

8 Glasshouses to visit in London and why

London has some of the best glasshouses in the world and some of the most interesting…

NGS September Open Day – #DahliaFest

Chris and I have been huge fans of the National Garden Scheme (NGS) charity for a…

National Dahlia Society Annual Show 2017 at RHS Wisley

It’s been three years since I first set eyes on a dinner plate Dahlia at the…

My 6 easy care comfort house plants you thought were boring but are in fact fabulous!

Forget the fancy house plants you keep spotting on Instagram. You know the ones, stylish Pilea,…

Smudging seasons

Chris pointed out this week that the best sunsets happen at this time of year, something…

Dahlia swap!

No one else but me had set foot on my allotment since I’d owned it –…