A pastel planting scheme for misty autumn days
Planting ideas for an autumn garden using soft pastel shades and silver foliage. Guaranteed to shine on even the dullest day.
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33 Pink Perennials
Light pink, dark pink, salmon, candy, mauve… Here are 33 of the best pink perennials I have grown in my garden.
The New Pond Garden
Part 2 – Late Summer
In the second part of this photo review I focus on the late-summer planting in my mediterranean-style raised-bed garden; Hopefully, you will find some ideas to inspire your own garden design.
The New Pond Garden Part 1 – Early Summer
A photo showcase of my recently redesigned mediterranean-inspired raised-bed garden; Packed with planting ideas to inspire your own gardening adventures. Part 1 – Early … read more
The White Garden 2021 Review pt2 The Shade Beds
The White Garden | January 2021 12 months of interest The beds immediately along the back of our house form part of the White … read more
The White Garden 2021 Review The Greenhouse Border
My garden is divided into various areas each with a different theme and style of planting. What I call the White Garden (also known … 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
A Winter Homage to Finlay and Frosts
1 “Formal Gardens are (as it were) statues to Nature.“– Ian Hamilton Finlay 2 ⋮ ⋮ “Weather is a third to place and time” … 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
Give Green a Chance The importance of foliage in planting design
Designing a planting scheme on a foliage-first basis is a sure-fire way to a classy garden. In this post I will show you how … read more
Four fantastic hardy perennial salvias
Unlike the culinary sages (Salvia officinalis) with their grey or purple evergreen foliage, the hardy perennial sages (Salvia nemorosa and Salvia x sylvestris) are … read more