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There is something rather special about a garden that continues to flower through winter. When the borders have quietened, the trees have shed their leaves and the days…
There is something rather wonderful about discovering a flower in the garden when almost everything else has settled into its winter rest. The borders have quietened, the trees…
There is something rather special about a garden in winter. Without the abundance of summer flowers and foliage, we begin to notice the things that might otherwise go…
There are few greater pleasures in a winter garden than catching an unexpected fragrance on the cold air. When the borders are quiet, the trees are bare and…
There’s something rather special about the British countryside in autumn. One morning, the trees are still wearing their familiar summer green, and seemingly overnight, the landscape begins to…
The saffron crocus, Crocus sativus, is one of the most intriguing and historically significant plants in the world. Known primarily for producing the valuable spice saffron, this small,…
Just as the garden begins to quieten, chrysanthemums come into their own. Summer’s exuberance may be fading, seed heads are beginning to replace flowers and the first leaves…
Some of the most memorable parts of a garden can begin with a single pot. A terracotta container beside the back door overflowing with herbs. A great stone…
There are times when even a well-kept lawn begins to look tired. Grass becomes thin, moss creeps across the surface and, however carefully you mow, the lawn never…
A boundary can do much more than mark where one garden ends and another begins. Plant a hedge and, over time, that boundary becomes part of the garden…