Occasionally a garden really stops you in your tracks and completely seduces you. I found that immersion at Holehird Gardens in the Lake...

Excited to share my latest collaboration with Lovely Greens Tanya Anderson: April Garden Jobs for the Vegetable Garden. See what seeds to...

I have started the new gardening season off with using the National Trust garden fork by Burgon and Ball and what a treat it is. This...

There was a time when people would groan when they saw a Swiss Cheese plant, or simply be indifferent, they were pretty common. I grew up...

Cactus and succulents have seen a surge in popularity. After virtually a year of lockdowns many of us have found plants a welcomed...

It has been a busy time in the garden. My main project is transforming our overgrown strawberry bed into a floral haven. I love...

I am delighted to share my next collaboration with Tanya Anderson of Lovely Greens, writing about timely garden jobs to do in March which...

Thrilled to be holding my own copy of Tanya Anderson's fabulous debut book 'A Woman's Garden Grow Beautiful Plants and Make Useful...

Brantwood, home to artist, critic, writer, plant scientist and social thinker John Ruskin. Noted as one of the most remarkable figures of...

I took a trip to a local garden centre to buy new tools but came home with a trolley full of plants! Thrilled with the kaleidoscope of...

Excited to share my next collaboration with Tanya Anderson of Lovely Greens. Read about February garden jobs including seeds to sow,...

I started using Burgon and Ball Rockery Trowels over five years ago; they were recommended to me by a garden designer I was working for...

I share my winter garden in the 23 January 2021 edition of Garden News magazine. On the whole December has been mild and this has...

June 2018 I visited Yeo Valley Organic Garden for a fantastic tour, lunch and an afternoon learning about organic composting, pest...

Thrilled to be asked to contribute to Ellen Mary's new online Wellbeing Studio 'People Plants Wellbeing.' Ellen hosts a horticultural...

I am absolutely delighted to share I have started writing for the fabulous Tanya of Lovely Greens. 'Live Simply, Grown Your Own, Make...

Proud to be featured on Richard Jackson Garden's website and weekly gardening email discussing the therapeutic benefits of gardening -...

In 2016, 2017 and 2018 I was fortunate to visit Annecy in the Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south eastern France. This...

Winter is a great time to take stock of your garden, browse plant catalogues and make plans for the forthcoming year. Flowers and...

So pleased to share my next article on the Richard Jackson's Garden website What edible plants can I grow in containers? Growing and...