A break in the weather and time to get to RHS Wisley – woodlanders, rock gardens and alpines, many roses and more …
The weather has been decidedly un-summery these past few days and further North, it is set to be one of …
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Pruning, care and maintenance plan for your roses, starring Mottisfont Abbey
The beautiful collection of Old Roses at Mottisfont Abbey in Hampshire – displayed in three separate walled gardens, each with …
A return to Penshurst Place and Gardens, Kent – and this time we definitely have peonies ….
A return, after a years’ absence, to the walled gardens at Penshurst Place in Kent. This time around, the famed …
Downderry Lavender Nurseries, Kent
A long-awaited visit to this specialist Lavender nursery in Kent, a little to the north of Tonbridge. I’ll see their …
Kew Gardens – the Woodland Gardens providing welcome shade, dappled and deep and a rich tapestry of leaf, flower & fragrance
A reprisals of a piece from June 2015 at Kew Gardens, as I am hosting a Shade-themed workshop today and …
The shady garden in summer and into autumn … beginning an A-Z
I’m preparing for a workshop covering the possibilities for gardening in a little – or a lot – of …
Throwing some light on shade
The Shade Garden in Spring and Early Summer Right Plant / Right Place Here are my cobbled-together notes from …
Welcome Shade
I’ve a workshop at Petersham Nurseries for their ongoing program in the School of Garden Inspiration and I am tackling …
Planting for Honey Bees and other pollinators ….
Bee Mindful/Planting for honeybees and beneficial pollinators These are some of my notes for a day-long workshop taking place at …
