A wildlife-friendly garden does not need to look wild. It can still have structure, colour and carefully chosen planting. The difference is that some of those plants are…
I have never liked pansies. There, I have said it. It feels a rather unkind admission about a flower that has done nothing more offensive than turn up…
A little late-summer sunshine Just when the garden begins to look a little tired, goldenrod arrives with armfuls of yellow. It is bright without being brash, wonderfully easy-going…
Summer’s peak may be behind us, but your garden doesn’t have to fade into dormancy just yet. Late summer and early autumn present the perfect opportunity to showcase…
As the final autumn leaves turn to mulch and the garden descends into the grey slumber of winter, most of us retreat indoors. We resign ourselves to months…