This week I'm featuring six greenhouse plants after a thorough greenhouse rearrangement. Few garden tasks are more pleasurable than having a good old greenhouse tidy-up. Firstly, you're under cover if the weather is a bit cool or breezy. Secondly, you have fun making new displays, showcasing the greenhouse plants that [...]
Many plants have connections to ancient greek gods and goddesses. Here are 6 plants looking great in my garden with links to the greek myths.
The plants in this week's diary are linked by the letter P. Pond plants, potatoes, passionflowers, pineapples, and pelargoniums.
The garden in July is full of bright colours but I've also spent time this week prepping my snowdrops for white winter joy.
Exotic planting schemes bring a holiday vibe to the UK garden. Here I share a new border planted up to show off plants with big personalities and carnival colours.
It's July and there are raspberries to be picked, bunches of sweet peas and flowers in greenhouse, pond and meadow.
The rock garden is really starting to fill out and there are more stars vying for attention than a Hollywood award ceremony. These six are top of the bill this week.
Using a "low mow" technique I have created a wildflower meadow full of wildflowers including a first precious orchid. A month by month guide shows how. I also describe the use of annual seed mixes and also the beauty of wildflower meadows in nature.
Do you know how best to water a garden. Ditching the hosepipe can save water, save time and still give you healthy plants so you needn't fear a hosepipe ban.
