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Why Has Monty Gone to The Dogs?
Yes, it's that time of the year when the press gets outraged about designer gardens at RHS Chelsea Flower Show! Gardening guru and nati...
Why we all love lavender
Lavender’s blue, dilly dilly, lavender’s green,
When I am king, dilly dilly, you shall be queen.
This 17th century folk...
Hardy Geraniums: Perennial Garden Heroes
‘When in doubt, plant a geranium,’ advised influential plantswoman and garden writer Margery Fish. To save any potential confusion, wha...
Planting a drought-resistant garden
It’s hard to know how best to manage our gardens in our rapidly changing and unpredictable climate. But one solution may be dry gardens...
A tree is not just for Christmas – some eco-friendly ways to re-use and recycle it
Seeing rejected Christmas trees dotted along the streets once we’ve come to the end of our celebrations can be a bit of a melancholy si...
Can I Grow a Rose In a Pot? Ten things you need to know
A poll of 2000 adults in the UK found that the rose was officially Britain’s
most popular flower:
https://www.countryliving.com/uk/ho...
The Scented Garden
If you choose your plants solely for their appearance you could be missing
out on one of the greatest garden pleasures – scent!
Whe...
Attracting Beneficial Insects to Your Garden
We all know by now why pollinating insects are so crucial to our own well-being.
The bottom line is that we humans depend on them for ...
The Art of Creating Beautiful Window Boxes
Windows are one of the most the important architectural features of any
house. And windowsills are for many London flat dwellers the o...
