Winter is the perfect time to take stock of the garden and plot new projects. What grew well and what areas might need an edit? Our apple...

I don’t think there is another flower that brings such hope as snowdrops. Once we get into the heart of winter and finally some cold...

As 2021 draws to a close it Is the perfect time to reflect on your garden. What grew well? What could be changed? Are you inspired to...

Surprisingly warm autumnal weather extended far later than traditional November chills of years gone by; I have been gardening, at times,...

Heavenly hellebores will soon be back blooming in gardens but these cup-shaped beauties have a peppered past. Derived from the Greek word...

All About Cleeve - Plant of the Month - Hellebores Read my December instalment in North Somerset's All About Cleeve magazine, focussing...

November is the perfect time of year to plant tulip bulbs. Read my three page feature in Garden News magazine and discover a tulip for...

All About Cleeve - Plant of the Month - Tulips Read all about this month's plant of the month tulips in North Somerset magazine 'All...

See my November gardening tips to give you lots of practical advice for the next few weeks gardening. November has arrived and the mild...

Delighted to share my 'Spooky Plants for Halloween' double page feature in the 30 October 2021 edition of Garden News magazine. Read it...

Hope you enjoy reading my Garden News October 2021 gardening column in 'Over there Fence.' Well autumn has certainly arrived. Many of my...

All About Cleeve Magazine - Plant of the Month - Dahlia From pompon to dinner plates, dahlia make fabulous cut flowers and provide drama...

How on earth is it mid October? September seemed to disappear in a flash. Check out my October gardening tips and get the low down on...

Read my latest column in Garden News magazine September 2021 and see what I have been up to in the garden this month. Sun and rain,...

Read this month's feature Fagus Times Zinnia, written for Fagus Gardening Club's online magazine on behalf of club President Mary Payne...

All About Cleeve Magazine - Plant of the Month - Nemesia One of the most underrated, hardworking, low maintenance, long-lasting blooms...

If you missed the magazine in the shops, read on to see my Garden News magazine August 2021 gardening column and see what I have been up...

No autumn garden should be without an aster or two. These star-like perennials provide a mass of vibrant colour when summer has gone to...

The summer holidays are here but it can feel hard at times to prise teenagers off screens and engage them with the great outdoors. As a...

Dahlias have enjoyed an upsurge in popularity and rightly so, they are dazzling and bloom from summer to late autumn if deadheaded. From...