This Autumn everyone I speak to has discovered a love of Symphyotrichum. Or should I say,…
Design
11 Chelsea plant combinations you can try at home
Like my 15 Sensational Plantings to Recreate from Chelsea article last year I’m hoping to breakdown…
26 things at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018
The consensus so far from people at RHS Chelsea? “This is a good ‘un”. Variety is…
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018 – first impressions
This year I’ve spent a couple of days mooching about RHS Chelsea Flower Show during construction.…
DAHLIAGEDDON
It’s mid-November and some of our Dahlias in the garden are still flowering, just. This follows…
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…
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…
Have you ever changed your mind about a plant you hate?
We all have them, a list of plants we dislike. Yet every now and then something…
Living on a prairie (part 1)
This year I took on my allotment and I designated one bed for garden design experiments.…
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…
24 Things at the Chelsea Flower Show 2016
This is my third year at the Chelsea Flower Show and it remains an emotional experience.…
Book Review: Succession Planting for Adventurous Gardeners by Christopher Lloyd
As a novice gardener, there are gardening concepts we all struggle with (dappled shade vs light…
NGS 2015 – one of the greatest things to hit British summertime
Quite unexpectedly, one of the highlights of my year snuck up on me and I now…
Great Dixter – a garden outside of time
Stepping onto Great Dixter soil is like stepping into a dream world of wispy, airy meadows,…
15 Things at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2015
Last year was my first trip to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, it changed my world.…
25 Photos of interesting autumn sightings (and what I thought at the time)
Here are 25 things I spotted in September and October that I thought were beautiful for all…
Chelsea Physic Garden in Autumn
Today I made the most of my new Royal Horticultural Society membership and visited the Chelsea…
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2014
I went to the Chelsea Flower Show for the first time this year and it was…
Clapham Manor Street front garden
At the Chelsea Flower Show 2014, one of the gardens I loved the most was the…
Ham House, Richmond, London
In early summer, Chris and I visited Ham House in Richmond. The walk along the Thames in…
Eden Community Garden St. Paul’s Church, Old Town
The Eden community garden hidden in Clapham Old Town is a beautiful and peaceful spot anytime…