Taming the weedy wildflower

Weedy humans are weak. Weedy plants are tough as nails. Wild flowers we like. Weeds we…

Garden and landscape design in Clapham

Jack Wallington Garden Design Ltd. for modern gardens with a unique and high-end finish.  A great garden…

Summer highlights in our garden

Our experimental garden is now in its third year with lots to fix but standing back…

Thompson & Morgan Trial Field Visit

Michael Perry invited me and a group of other gardening bloggers to have a tour of…

Does peat free compost work?

Between 2015- 2016 I put peat free compost to the ultimate test, I only used peat…

That sinking feeling – RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show

The other week Chris and I went to RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show where two…

From the streets: Brighton’s futuristic municipal planting

I don’t know what they put in the water down in Brighton (where I work) but…

Form factor – our garden in June 2016

The best thing I’ve added to our border this year (I think so far) is Nicotiana…

Wild orchid hunting

My friend Pete Langley took me to a secret location on the South Downs one sunny…

Allotment Month 7: Potatoes growing, problems sowing

I’ve had my allotment for over half a year now – where did that time go?…