An Englishman's Garden Adventures
Heaps of ideas for integrating pots and container-grown plants into the garden. I’ll share examples of my success with dozens of plant and pot combinations, practical tips and design pointers for creating a more beautiful garden.
A step-by-step guide for making
this attractive and practical feature
for your fence or wall.
Here’s a guide to how I built my own long-lasting, modern styled, timber fence on a budget. Hopefully you will find some inspiration and useful DIY tips.
Over the years I have ended up with a lot of topiary in my garden. A majority of this is … read more
Nothing is easier to train into an espalier form than the Fire Thorn (Pyracantha). If you want to get in … read more
Background Ideas I am in the process of repurposing and revamping the vegetable garden. It’s not really going to be … read more
Three examples of sturdy, long-lasting, DIY trellis panels TRADITIONALLY, trellis is any open framework used to partition areas of a … read more
Trellis Panels in the top section of this 2m fence improve the look, adding texture and visual interest. I used … read more
This is the latest bed I have added to my garden. It is made out of a new kind of … read more
The new outdoor kitchen with gas BBQ, sink and tap is finished and christened. (Well, nearly finished: there’s still the … read more
Recently we had some friends over for a lunch party and without prompting, two of the male guests, (why is … read more
Out and About in Sussex, England: musings on creative pruning Most of the hedging in my garden is in the … read more