Choosing spring bulbs for your cutting garden
If you’re a keen gardener you’ll no doubt appreciate that there’s rarely a time when you can kick back and forget about your garden. Even as summer draws to a…
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…
Statuesque Sunflowers to make a statement
Growing annual flowers for summer colour
One of the quickest and cheapest ways to fill your garden with a splash of summer colour is to grow hardy annuals. These are flowers which you can sow as…
Philadelphus
5 easy flowering shrubs to plant this autumn
Did your garden lack a certain je ne sais quoi this summer? If you’re like many of my clients (who want a lovely garden, but have little time to do…
Potentilla fruticosa 'Goldfinger'
Sunny delights – flowering shrubs for hot dry gardens
For anyone blessed with a sunny garden with free-draining soil in the UK, it can be difficult to grow a wide range of garden shrubs as many of the plants…