Bright flowers of Tulips – sumptuous blobs of paint on an artist’s palette.
Spring-a-ling-a-ling
If you’re anything like me, you’ll be wondering how on earth it’s April when you thought…
7 easy pickings for grow your own keenos
I’m being thrown head first heading into my second season on the allotment and this year,…
Marrakesh (Part Five): Le Jardin Secret by Tom Stuart-Smith
One tip I’d like to share is: do not visit more than two gardens in one…
Allotment Month 16: surprise, surprise
Today I’m talking surprise appearances, broccoli and rhubarb starting to crop, my new cut flower bed…
The way of things
Early March has arrived and I popped over to Diana Ross’ house around the corner from…
Who died and made Lupins a ‘cottage garden’ plant?
It’s been niggling me for yonks: people calling Lupins “cottage garden” plants.
Let’s make green flowers our naughty little secret
There’s one thing I will guarantee right now: you are going to see many more green flowers…
Release the stress, embrace the mess
I’ve been feeling a lot of pressure recently for our garden to look good. In photos, in…
30 unreal photos of London garden design in the dead season
Winter is a fresh season. Everything is stripped back, cleansed and reset for the coming year. It’s…