Make of this what you will. One of my earliest memories is standing in a garden, looking up at towering […]

Make of this what you will. One of my earliest memories is standing in a garden, looking up at towering […]
You may possibly have been wondering what’s happened to A Parrot’s Nest, the truth is I’ve been letting it lie […]
As we cross the threshold of another year I’m thinking about front doors. Keeping on top of home gardening tasks […]
I usually have several books on the go at once and each one has its place. The Bath […]
It’s hard work planting pots for winter and spring. I dread the work it entails, the heaving about of compost, […]
Every year the Chiltern Seeds catalogue plops through my door and exhorts me to “Grow something new from seed”. Being […]
I love plants which self seed. It’s like inviting Mrs Serendipity to your garden. Self-seeding is not for those who […]
I went a bit viral on Twitter this week. Not for a witty remark or a 240 character piece of […]
I have been doing a lot of gardening recently. Gardening is normally pretty high on the agenda but in June […]
Press days at RHS flower shows are always a mixed bag for me. I am inspired and enthused by torrents […]
I’ve known Ed Ikin, head of Landscape and Horticulture for Kew’s country place at Wakehurst, for years in a virtual kind […]