Garden Journal

5 of the best …. fruit trees
There’s nothing quite like the taste of fruit picked straight from the tree and with more of us looking for ways to reduce our carbon footprint, growing your own fruit...
5 of the best …. fruit trees
There’s nothing quite like the taste of fruit picked straight from the tree and with more of us looking for ways to reduce our carbon footprint, growing your own fruit...

From autumn to winter: how we can keep our gard...
It’s easy to think that because winter has arrived we can hang our gloves up and resign ourselves to the fact that there’s little that can be done out in...
From autumn to winter: how we can keep our gard...
It’s easy to think that because winter has arrived we can hang our gloves up and resign ourselves to the fact that there’s little that can be done out in...

5 of the best… small trees for autumn colour
It’s the time of year when we find ourselves in danger of tripping over roots and uneven surfaces as we walk with our heads in the air taking in the...
5 of the best… small trees for autumn colour
It’s the time of year when we find ourselves in danger of tripping over roots and uneven surfaces as we walk with our heads in the air taking in the...

5 of the best… British hedging plants
I am a great fan of native hedgerows and think they are the perfect complement to a country garden. A quick and cheap way to enclose a long boundary, they...
5 of the best… British hedging plants
I am a great fan of native hedgerows and think they are the perfect complement to a country garden. A quick and cheap way to enclose a long boundary, they...

An insider's take on an autumnal RHS Chelsea Fl...
I must start by acknowledging the RHS’s bold decision to hold its flagship show in September, highlighting the season’s late flowering and not its early burgeoning. After two seasons of...
An insider's take on an autumnal RHS Chelsea Fl...
I must start by acknowledging the RHS’s bold decision to hold its flagship show in September, highlighting the season’s late flowering and not its early burgeoning. After two seasons of...

How do other gardeners do it? Planting design i...
Over the summer I have made it my mission to visit gardens near us in Gloucestershire and the surrounding counties. They inspire me both by giving me new ideas of...
How do other gardeners do it? Planting design i...
Over the summer I have made it my mission to visit gardens near us in Gloucestershire and the surrounding counties. They inspire me both by giving me new ideas of...