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Children's gardening is perennially in the news. How can we encourage the young to be interested in gardening? Should we even try? I have a theory. If we go back to our hunter-gatherer ancestors, your…
I love garden party decorations. Flowers, bunting, lights...it's all such fun. This week we 're giving a party for my brother-in-law's big birthday. The middle-sized lawn is almost completely covered with a marquee. [caption id="attachment_6954"…
I have been debating the crucial issue of what colour to paint my shed. Painting your shed transforms your garden. And if I paint my shed, it'll also last longer. The wood is protected by…
Is it my imagination or are we seeing more 'weeds' in gardens now? I don't mean gardens that look unkempt. Some of the prettiest gardens now unashamedly seem to have weeds sprouting alongside the bedding.…
If asked for 'small garden ideas', I wouldn't normally start with advising you to plant a large cypress tree right in the middle of your courtyard garden. But one of the great pleasures of helping…
I've been visiting gardens in Whitstable to pick up seaside garden ideas. (And you can visit them too on June 10th 2018, 10am-5pm, when they are open for the NGS.) [caption id="attachment_6563" align="alignnone" width="600"] Above…
Two years ago Emma and Mel moved to a house in Whitstable with a long thin garden. It's open on the 10th June 2018 for the NGS 10am-5pm. They came from a London flat with…
Do you feel guilty about orchid care? Have you been given a potted orchid which did look beautiful for weeks? And do you now have a sad little transparent pot full of dried-up roots, with…
People with middle-sized gardens used to worry about garden sculpture and ornaments. They seemed too close to garden gnomes. As children, we loved peering into front gardens to see a few brightly coloured stone gnomes…
This is the story of how you can build a unique shed out of salvage, imagination and hard work. Garden maker Posy Gentles decided she wanted a new shed several years ago. Her current shed…
What is a romantic garden? Everyone will have their own definition. So with Valentine's Day looming up, I've picked out ten 'romantic garden' ideas. Just a little bit wild... A romantic garden always has something…
Until 100 years ago, we used medicinal plants to treat most illnesses. And, according to a new book, The Gardener's Companion to Medicinal Plants, they still do in Africa, Asia and South America. Even the chemical…