New Urban Planting
This blog post is a little different from most of mine as the idea for it was sparked by two talks that I listened to at the recent Beth Chatto Symposium 2022 “Rewilding the Mind”. This was a wonderful two days of presentations and discussions across the topic of bringing nature back sustainably into urban environments for the benefit of...
A different take on garden visiting
It may not seem very original to write about garden visiting for the summer months and I certainly often encourage readers to reap the benefits of visiting other gardens. But this time I am suggesting that you start your visit slightly differently. There is still the opportunity to find new plants, examine planting combinations and design features and gather ideas...
Green roofs big & small
There has been quite a surge of interest in Green Roofs over the last few years, although the first ones were created in 1960s. There are several key differences between a green roof and a roof top garden although obviously both involve plants growing on top of a building and require a flat, structurally strong and waterproofed roof. All planting...
Chef’s Pencil: Growing Herbs
Growing Herbs Indoors: 7 Experts Share their Tips! I was recently delighted to be one of seven gardening experts from US, Singapore & UK who contributed to a feature about Growing Herbs Indoors published on the Chef's Pencil site. This informative article covers the 'soup to nuts' of herb growing at home, helping you to choose herbs to grow, get started with seeds and...
Summer care for Roses
June must be the month for Roses and many will continue to flower right through until the autumn. Most gardeners who grow roses know that rose bushes are pruned in early spring but beyond that knowledge gets a bit thin! So what should we be doing to help our roses give the best display for the longest time? Well clearly any...