Rendered garden walls painted a crisp white is a classic look. However, the mood in garden design is turning towards something softer with more subtle hues that blend with the natural setting.
The use of ollas - unglazed porous clay vessels - is an ancient technique for irrigation, saving time energy and water. It’s a simple idea: the clay pot is buried under the soil with only the opening visible and slightly...
This is a podcast devoted to growing fruit and vegetables presented by Laura, the editor of Grow Your Own Magazine, and other members of the team. The show focuses on the pleasures of growing vegetables, learning along the way, rather...
Michael Marriott is one of the world’s leading rosarians. He is also well-known for his rose garden design and his common sense approach to looking after roses.
Can you give any general advice about pruning and feeding roses
Gardener, writer and television presenter, Alan Titchmarsh, 71, has most recently been on our screens presenting ITV’s ‘Love Your Garden’ and ‘Spring into Summer’. Married to Alison for 46 years, Alan has two daughters and four grandchildren whom he loves...
The peonies are beginning to wane, but the roses are coming in abundance. Some good varieties for cutting includes R. ‘Irish Hope’, a pale-yellow floribunda; R.’Winchester Cathedral’, a lovely white rose and R. ‘Queen of Sweden,’ which holds its head...
Low maintenance, evergreen and drought tolerant, sedums are perfect for containers. So, it’s no surprise that large ceramic bowls and stone troughs with a collection of low-growing hardy sedum are ever-popular, whether for a small balcony or a large patio. ...
One of the many wonderful things about gardening is that it helps us cultivate our ability to nurture. As humans, caring for something is intrinsically rewarding and mood-enhancing, says the psychiatrist and psychotherapist Sue Stuart-Smith in her fascinating book ‘The...
The tropical garden trend continues to be popular with people seeking a ‘holiday’ feeling in their own garden. Gardens created using lush, leafy exotics work particularly well in urban situations, creating jungly, private spaces, and best suit secluded areas of...
There’s increasing evidence linking a healthy gut to our physical and mental wellbeing. A healthy microbiome (the ecosystem of micro-organisms in the intestine) helps us digest our food and absorb nutrients and is believed to improve our immune system and...
We talk to Tom Coward about developing the historic gardens at Gravetye Manor, East Sussex, created by the ‘wild gardening’ enthusiast William Robinson during the 19th Century.
How do you manage the heritage of the gardens at Gravetye?
There’s masses to pick in the garden right now to bring inside and enjoy, whether you have a cutting bed or well-stocked borders. Peonies make wonderful cut flowers, especially the doubles. Try not to be tempted to pick them in...
When he’s not presenting TV programmes including Good Morning Britain, Ben Shepherd enjoys spending time in his garden with his wife Annie and two boys Sam and Jack.
Pictures of his lovely garden posted on social media include one of...
In the newly revamped plant-based podcast, Michael and Ellen discuss everything from garden design to growing your own fruit and vegetables, with lots of tips along the way. The pair invite interesting guests to share their knowledge on everything from...
Aside from blankets and layers, you might think that firepits are the most eco-friendly way of keeping warm outside, but unless you do your own logging, wood has to be cut down and transported, the heat given off tends not...
The Japanese have been creating beautiful, balanced gardens for centuries. These carefully curated versions of the natural landscape create a calm space designed for contemplation. So, what are some of the elements to borrow in our own gardens?
The TV and radio presenter has talked about how her garden has been a great comfort, while her husband Derek Draper continues to suffer the effects of Covid 19.
Their large London garden with its mature fruit trees and roses,...
Creating displays from garden flowers is fun and creative, and the act of scouring the garden for colour each month will help ensure you have flowers to pick all year round.
If you’re lucky enough to still have blossom in...
As well as covering boundaries, hedges define the structure of a garden, anchoring the design, creating stability and acting as a crisp foil to more ephemeral planting. Designers are finding new plants and styles for hedge planting to maximise the...
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