Not everyone wants, nevermind can afford, a large garden. For starters large gardens take more time, effort and money to maintain. Today I have been working in a small garden – only 7m long [...]
Working today to eradicate couch grass – know as “twitch” up north – from a client’s garden. Like all perennial weeds, couch grass has evolved to store food in its [...]
After the murk and drizzle of this morning, an unexpectedly sunny afternoon at the National Trust’s Hidcote Manor Garden, luxuriant following the recent spring rain The planting in the [...]
Back from a few days in London, and an excellent day in the sun at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show on Wednesday. The show gardens were mostly subtle, subdued even, this year: Yellows and soft greens [...]