Think garden watering means lugging heavy cans or wrestling with a tangled hose? Think again. Most of us water more than we need to—and often in ways that waste time, money and precious resources. But what if you could teach your plants to thrive with less? To find out how,…
The RHS Hampton Court 2025 Garden Festival had some lovely ideas that we can try in our own gardens. Whether your style is natural and romantic or more sleek and modern, here are some practical takeaways that could work in your garden, whatever its size. The most dominant planting theme…
The phrase ‘low maintenance garden‘ usually conjures up an image of dull, regimented shrubs and evergreens. But writer Anne Wareham and photographer Charles Hawes have created Veddw, a garden bursting with personality, colour and structure. And, as the author of The Deckchair Gardener, Anne is known for her no-nonsense approach…
I’ve just visited the Horniman Museum & Gardens in South London to talk to Head of Horticulture, Errol Fernandes, about their innovative gardening ideas and techniques. These new ways of gardening are all about working with your garden and climate rather than battling to impose a set definition of what…
Trees — in all their forms from mature specimens to ornamental stumps — are the stars of many show gardens at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Create a patch of ‘woodland’ in a small urban garden These show gardens are small compared to real gardens. So they demonstrate that…
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