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Do you fancy joining me in zero waste Christmas decorating this year? My definition of 'zero waste Christmas decorations' are things found in the garden, are responsibly gathered from the…
Autumn trees are the stars in my November garden. If I didn't have trees, there would be very little to look at. And trees improve air quality and support wildlife.…
Do you avoid using Latin names for plants? Do they seem too complicated or even unnecessary? After all, we can all have beautiful gardens without knowing the Latin names of…
Many people are now talking openly about their physical and mental challenges and how their garden or gardening has helped them. I want to talk about my story of trauma,…
'So how many people in this room have done a soil test?' This question was asked by garden designer Adam Frost at a recent talk at the Painters Forstal Gardening…
This year's autumn garden has taught me a lot about choosing plants for late-season colour. [caption id="attachment_9946" align="alignnone" width="400"] The leaves of the Robinia frisia (False acacia) and the Cotinus…
Does an accessible garden only matter to people in wheelchairs? Or to the partially sighted, or to someone with a chronic illness? What about mothers with small children, or grannies…or…
I asked garden designer Adam Frost about garden redesign. Especially if you have a middlesized garden and have recently moved in. ('Recently' in garden terms can be years, as we…
Do you blog, vlog or podcast for money? And if so, are you doing it legally? Or are you risking your blog being removed from Google listings? Perhaps you get…
How to choose the right garden tree? I think we all dither over this because trees seem like such a big purchase. More like buying a sofa than buying a…
I sense that the September garden isn't anyone's favourite. Vita Sackville-West abandoned Sissinghurst for the Mediterranean in September. Alan Titchmarsh refers to 'the depths of September and October'. There's a…
What do the 2019 garden trends mean for your garden? I've just visited Glee, the horticultural trades show in Birmingham. The future is looking good for us 'middle-sized' gardeners. [caption…