5 lessons in planting style from the new Oudolf borders at RHS Wisley
Update your borders with 5 lessons from the re-vamped Piet Oudolf borders at RHS Wisley – pack your garden with colour and texture.
Update your borders with 5 lessons from the re-vamped Piet Oudolf borders at RHS Wisley – pack your garden with colour and texture.
Seven beautiful ornamental grasses for your garden from Paul Seaborne of Pelham Plants – they’re super-easy to care for and will add light and movement to your border.
Ideas to enhance your garden, create a focal point or showcase your personal style with beautiful garden art and sculpture from The Savill Garden.
Have you thought about how your garden micro-climate affects how well your plants grow? For example, you might wonder why some plants aren’t flowering. Or perhaps others are getting scorched…
10 top trends from RHS Hampton Court 2024 that will look good in real gardens. Upcycling, raised beds, adding colour and more.
How to forage in your own garden – grow edimentals, which are ornamental plants you can eat, such as dahlias, beans, hostas and more.
Create a dreamy rose garden or add rose beauty to your garden or backyard by choosing the right roses for obelisks, arches, arbors and more
Top garden ideas, trends and inspiration from BBC Gardeners World Live 2024…logs, corten steel, edimentals, coloured furniture and ponds!
Inspiring ideas for your garden from RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024. New trends, upcycling, seating, paths and more…
Beautiful garden ideas for different parts of the garden – find out what to do close to the house or in the middle of the garden
You don’t need a ‘wild-looking’ garden to support wildlife. Brilliant, beautiful Great Dixter Garden shows that variety is the key.
Garden border maintenance in both autumn and spring is mainly about the plants. Summer and early autumn is for dead-heading. Weeding goes on all year round if you have a…
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Contemporary cottage garden style – the power of the 70/30 rule
How to achieve the prettiest contemporary cottage garden style – and why the 70/30 rule will make your planting so much more successful.
The no-nonsense guide to weeding your garden easily
The real truth about weeding your garden – which methods work best, how to weed without chemicals and which weeding tools to choose.
10 easy care evergreen pots for year round impact
Easy-care evergreen pots to add interest and structure to your garden all year round. 10+ plant choices for evergreen trees, shrubs and grasses for pots.
Don’t dig up dahlias for winter! What to do instead….
I don’t dig up dahlias to store them at the end of the summer. And before you dig your dahlias up, it’s important to know the pros and cons. You…
The absolutely best way to prune English lavender beautifully
Find out how to prune English lavender to make it look better and last longer. Photos of my lavender from 2013-2023 are proof that it works!
How to plant a border like a pro
How to plant a border brilliantly – design tips and practical advice. How to position shrubs and flowers in the best places, plus other tips.
