I usually have several books on the go at once and each one has its place. The Bath […]

I usually have several books on the go at once and each one has its place. The Bath […]
Every year the Chiltern Seeds catalogue plops through my door and exhorts me to “Grow something new from seed”. Being […]
I’ve known Ed Ikin, head of Landscape and Horticulture for Kew’s country place at Wakehurst, for years in a virtual kind […]
I love plants. I love all plants (except the ones which bite me). Call me a whining liberal, but I […]
How rubbish was 2016 for you? According to most media it was filled with death, destruction and awful politics. Well, […]
I’m not very good at trees. As most of my horticultural career has focused on container planting I have limited experience […]
I wasn’t going to write another post this weekend but on Saturday I went to Westonbirt Arboretum with some members […]
I spent a happy couple of hours wandering around the delicious gardens of Cothay Manor in Somerset this week. While […]
Last week’s talk in Otley, Yorkshire, was such a long way from home that the organiser, Sally, kindly put me […]
This week I nipped up to Yorkshire to give a talk, it was great fun and my hosts were so […]