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A thriving garden is rarely made up of plants growing in isolation. Look closely at a cottage garden, productive kitchen garden or vegetable plot and you’ll often find…
As the rich colours of late summer begin to fade and the days grow shorter, the garden starts to settle into its quieter season. But before winter arrives,…
We spend a great deal of time thinking about what grows above the ground. The roses, trees and herbaceous borders naturally command our attention, while the soil beneath…
A gardener’s hands tell their own story. They press seeds into compost, tease roots apart, lift bulbs, pull weeds and guide climbers into place. They also encounter thorns,…
A beautiful garden is about far more than the plants we choose. Look beneath the flowers, foliage and carefully considered borders and there is another garden at work:…
There is something rather satisfying about a good garden tool. A well-balanced spade, a pair of secateurs that sit comfortably in the hand or a trowel worn smooth…
Dreaming of a garden with elegant lines, beautiful symmetry and a timeless sense of order? A formal garden might be the perfect choice for you. These stunning spaces…
There’s something rather lovely about a pear tree in autumn. After spending spring covered in blossom and summer quietly getting on with the business of growing fruit, it…
There comes a point in autumn when pudding stops feeling optional. The evenings draw in, jumpers migrate back to the front of the wardrobe and the idea of…
Pears have a habit of testing our powers of observation. For what feels like an age, they sit in the fruit bowl resolutely firm. You check them on…