With their striking forms and bold colours, ornamental onions are the stars of the show in the early summer garden.
Keir Watson
6 Super-long-flowering plants
These plants are the ultimate garden work horses, flowering for at least five months straight. Some of the most popular garden plants such as … read more
The Lawn Garden – Autumn 2021 (video)
Yesterday I recorded this little video with my iPad, so not great quality, but it does give a good overview of this area of the garden.
white planting scheme (SEPTEMBER TO MARCH)
This autumn-winter planting scheme provides a show of white flowers from September until March (Photo: November 2021) The planting area (above) is opposite our … read more
Topiary Tour – Clipped evergreens in my Garden
Over the years I have ended up with a lot of topiary in my garden. A majority of this is in the form of … read more
Cistus × Corbariensis
A handsome evergreen shrubwith masses of flowers in June 3.5ft (1.0 m) 5ft (1.5 m) white/yellow May/June full sun free-drained soil evergreenAvoid shade, wind … read more
Paeonia mlokosewitschii – pink form
This is one of the most interesting, reliable and highly scented peonies I have ever grown. It even grows in the dappled shade of … read more
10 Winter-Flowering perennials
Here are ten easy to grow bulbs and perennials which flower in the winter months. Together these gems provide a continual succession of colour … read more
A Winter Homage to Finlay and Frosts
“Formal Gardens are (as it were) statues to Nature.“– Ian Hamilton Finlay 2 “Weather is a third to place and time” – Ian Hamilton … read more
Now’s the time to plant bare-root hedging
Need to plant a new hedge? Bare-root hedging is the most cost-effective way to do it Bare-root season runs between November and March I … read more
Is this the end of Garden box?
I may never buy another box plantthanks to Box blight and Box Moth caterpillar. Box. I used to love it. But I can’t see … read more
Clematis alpina Alba – trained on wires
Virgin’s bowerClematis alpina AlbaSyn. C. Sibirica 8 ft (2.4 m) 3.5 ft (1 m) white Apr/May (Aug/Sep) full sun, part shade free-drained soil I … read more