Dainty, and awash with blooms, clematis are one of the highlights of a spring garden – ...
Gardening
The kids garden
The garden is a wonderful place for kids to be kids, yet at the same time learn a bit about growing and the virtues of self-help.
Rose of the Month – Thomas A Becket
Red is one of the most popular colours in roses and this month we feature a ...
The old-fashioned gardening art of chitting – and what’s in it for you!
If you’re a gardener, you may not have heard of chitting, but you’ve almost certainly carried ...
War Gardens: A Journey through Conflict in Search of Calm
Only the most foolhardy would want to follow in Lalage Snow’s footsteps, but War Gardens: A ...
Another daphne dead? It may not be your fault!
Winter has come and gone and we’re well and truly in the midst of spring, so ...
Gardening in October – Using mulches
October is the ‘calm before the storm’ for rose lovers before we head into November and ...
Yacon: An exciting South American tuber to grow this spring
South America is just on the other side of the Pacific Ocean – which is why, ...
The sustainable gardener
As gardeners, we like to think we’re doing what’s right for the world by growing our ...
Rose of the month: Waterlily
After a number of years of few new introductions of patio type roses in the New ...