Last month, as my borders billowed out with foliage of fresh greens and silvers, with dashes of bronzes and maroons, it became quite apparent where the gaps were. This meant that this month I could afford myself the pleasure of some weekend retail therapy in local specialist plant nurseries. I actually get tummy flutters when More
Last month my garden started to come into its own. Lots of lush green mounds appeared where once there was bare earth. It was at this stage I moved a few plants around in the garden. And this is why. Plant Performance When we design planting plans for clients, and for our own borders, we More
Warning! Before you raze your garden to the ground, make sure you navigate around it with caution, and don’t come a cropper like I just did! Stepping up onto my timber edged lawn – in the wet – was not my finest moment. As I very well know as a garden designer, wood + wet = ice More
After filling up on sherry and mince pies, it is hard to think about getting motivated again, particularly when it comes to the garden. The garden looks like it is feeling a little down in the dumps too! Its experienced a few frosts, and it seems the the final signs of life have been wiped More
