Monty Don always says it’s important to pick only what you’re about to eat to reduce…
56 Photos of Californian Gardens: from Facebook and Google to Hollywood via Alcatraz
California is a magical place, Chris and I love it. One minute you can be in…
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Sorry for the lack of updates about our garden recently, I’ve been so busy opening my…
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Chris and I have just come back from a trip to LA, Vegas and Malibu visiting…
Solstice in the city – Clapham Common
I can be my own worst enemy sometimes, in fact, a lot of the time. I…
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An upfront confession: I’ve never seen nor heard of any of Derek Jarman’s films. A film director…
Allotment Month 18: a visitor, weedageddon, cutflowers, vegetables and perennial produce
Who knows how the laws of the universe work. Across the entire site my allotment is…
15 sensational plant combinations you can try at home from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017
One of my bugbears around Chelsea time are the naysayers proclaiming the gardens are unrealistic and…
23 things at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017
The Chelsea Flower Show is nuts. People on stilts dressed only in flowers, cactus jackets, astro…