5 essential … small evergreen plants
Evergreen plants are invaluable to give a garden some interest in the depths of winter. And small evergreens are particularly useful to grow near paths and deciduous shrubs or trees,…
Fabulous plants for October
As the days grow shorter and things start to wind down in the garden world, there's still a lot to enjoy before Autumn truly kicks in. Here are some of…
Fabulous plants for September
Here's a small selection of wonderful plants I'd recommend for the garden in September. When I drew up the shortlist I hadn't realised that most of them hold the RHS…
Geranium 'Rozanne'
Fabulous plants for August
If you're looking for colour in midsummer, here's a small selection of my favourite easy plants for August Perovskia atriplicifolia This plant, commonly known as ‘Russian Sage’ is technically known…
Fabulous plants for July
There are so many wonderful plants to recommend at this time of year it's hard to draw up a short list, but here are just a few of my favourites for July…
Fabulous plants for June
It's so hard to pick a short list of great plants to talk about in early summer, as everywhere you look there's something worth mentioning, but here are just a…
Fabulous plants for May
This is a really exciting time of year as new plants start to emerge and gardens really come alive. Every day seems to bring something new to admire. These are…
Fabulous plants for April
As spring really kicks off now, woodland gardens and all their associated plants really come into their own. Here are just some of my favourite plants for lovely April flowers.…
Jobs for the garden in April
It's starting to get busy now as plants really begin to take off. It's such a lovely time of year to be outside enjoying the garden - even if it…