Garden Journal

Now is the time to plant peonies
Peonies are beloved of most gardeners, even if we don’t have the space to do justice to these blowsy ladies of the spring that thrill us with their gorgeous flowers...
Now is the time to plant peonies
Peonies are beloved of most gardeners, even if we don’t have the space to do justice to these blowsy ladies of the spring that thrill us with their gorgeous flowers...

Containers to wow!
Throughout the summer I have visited gardens locally and made a special point of looking at the containers that are part of their displays, analysing the plants they have used...
Containers to wow!
Throughout the summer I have visited gardens locally and made a special point of looking at the containers that are part of their displays, analysing the plants they have used...

Now’s the time to plant standard roses …
I’ve just returned from a week’s botanical painting in rural Transylvania where heavy, thundery showers alternated with days of warm sunshine.
Now’s the time to plant standard roses …
I’ve just returned from a week’s botanical painting in rural Transylvania where heavy, thundery showers alternated with days of warm sunshine.

A visit to the NGS People’s Choice Garden
I was privileged in early July, as one of a small NGS group, to visit the garden of Sarah and Sal Pajwani. Sarah was the winner of the NGS People’s...
A visit to the NGS People’s Choice Garden
I was privileged in early July, as one of a small NGS group, to visit the garden of Sarah and Sal Pajwani. Sarah was the winner of the NGS People’s...

Jobs in the garden…
Just as birds moult in July, so the garden seems to go through a quiet phase before it begins to put on the fiery colours of late summer and early...
Jobs in the garden…
Just as birds moult in July, so the garden seems to go through a quiet phase before it begins to put on the fiery colours of late summer and early...

Reflections on RHS Chelsea 2022
Having just returned from the bustle and drama that is a Chelsea Flower Show, I thought I would pause and reflect on Chelsea 2022, on the plants and trends that...
Reflections on RHS Chelsea 2022
Having just returned from the bustle and drama that is a Chelsea Flower Show, I thought I would pause and reflect on Chelsea 2022, on the plants and trends that...