Paul Bangay is a top international garden designer, and has designed gardens all over the world. And he has described his own garden, Stonefields, as being the sum of all his ‘travels and inspirations’. He’s now set out those inspirations in his latest book ‘Paul Bangay – A Life in…
A rose garden used to mean a garden planted only with roses. It was superbly romantic, but the wow factor only lasted a few weeks. Today’s rose gardens combine roses with other plants. They have all the show-stopping colour and scent of a rose garden, but they weave in perennials,…
Ground cover plants are low-growing plants that spread easily to cover areas where nothing much wants to grow. For example, do you have bare patches under trees? Are you tired of weeding them and trying to keep them clear? Ground cover plants will help prevent weed seeds germinating in the…
Whether you have a steep, sloping garden or just a small bank, there are some key facts you need to know about gardening on a slope. However, once you understand the principles, you’re not restricted to any particular ‘plants that are suitable for sloping gardens’. You can plant the plants…
A stumpery is an area of the garden with tree stumps and logs arranged as decoration. If you’ve got a mature tree with big roots and you can’t plant anything near it, then a stumpery is an interesting and attractive option. It’s sometimes described as ‘a rock garden created with…
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