Garden Inspiration
Winter-Flowering Honeysuckle.
I have been stuck indoors for a fortnight. Not by choice, because it is cold and dreary outside, but due to having the ‘flu'. Keeping w...
Not-digging for victory: the no-dig garden
When I trained as a gardener many years ago, we were taught to double dig. We were then tested on our skills. This meant excavating a s...
Cornus: a plant for all seasons
Perhaps best known for their dazzling displays of brightly-coloured stems in winter, bringing warm highlights to gardens when little el...
Plants for windy and coastal gardens
Plants for windy and coastal gardens
The seaside garden of Prospect Cottage near Dungeness in Kent is a riot of colour in ...
Spheres of Influence: Ornamental Alliums.
This week’s story begins with an email I received from AXS, the events company offering ‘RHS Chelsea 2026 tickets release… priority boo...
For the love of lepidoptera: making a moth-friendly garden
For the love of lepidoptera: making a moth-friendly garden
Moths are often relegated to the chorus line while their more g...
Five late summer flowering perennials
Five late summer flowering perennials
Sweeping borders filled with swathes of late summer classics heleniums, rudbeckias a...
Echinacea
Echinacea
Flowering from mid to late summer or early autumn, echinaceas have large, bold, daisy-like flowers and an archit...
Go to Hyde and Seek Inspiration.
Go to Hyde and Seek Inspiration.
RHS Hyde Hall nestles in the heart of rural Essex, and yet it is only a thirty-minute drive from my...
Dappled dells and glistening glades: creating a woodland garden
Dappled dells and glistening glades: creating a woodland garden
Few things are more therapeutic on a blazing summer’s day ...
Five tips for a low maintenance garden
Five tips for a low maintenance garden
What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
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Nepeta
Nepeta
Frequently abuzz with bees and other friendly insects, the dainty but prolific flowers of nepeta are most often a r...
