Those were the days…
While I was in Cornwall (told you I’d be going on about it a bit) I popped into the National …
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Close encounters of the horticultural kind
Just sometimes you meet a truly, truly memorable plant. The kind of plant you just know you’ll think about for …
Don’t Panic!
One of my clients has a small but much-loved bay bush as the central focal point in a rather pretty …
How to make a coldframe #3
Right, now having blown your brain cutting impossibly shallow angles for the upright dividers (I hope it wasn’t that bad …
Crossing over
It’s not often you find a gardener who’s a designer. Or, for that matter, a designer who will readily admit …
Plant of the month – March
Hyacinth ‘Delft Blue’ I had always thought of hyacinths as the sort of flower your grandma grows. That is, until …
Pruning as art
I’m well into the March pruning season now – have so far tackled dogwoods, coppiced eucalyptus, hebes, mahonias, hydrangeas, buddlejas …
Blowing a hooley
I’ve spent much of today hunkered down in my office, looking out at a scene of wild and woolly weather. …
Waxing lyrical
When I’m not out in the garden, or writing about it, it seems I’m listening to things about it… This …
How to make a cold frame #2
Hmm… photography never was my strong point, but bear with me here. For my mega-coldframe I’ve adapted the design from …
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