A beginners guide to garden bulbs & how to create year round colour It’s September and the garden centres are promoting spring bulbs – which are some of my favourite flowers. However, bulbs aren’t just for spring; they are great at providing colour and interest all year round. There are lots to choose from so […]
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What’s looking good in the garden this month – August?
It’s August and the summer holidays are here, it’s a time when we can be more sociable and have friends round for a barbeque and a drink. The weather is usually warmer and there’s still daylight to enable us to sit outside in our gardens in the evening and enjoy it all. So what’s looking […]
My show garden border at BBC Gardeners’ World Live 2018
I created a ‘Beautiful Border’ show garden at the BBC Gardeners’ World Live event which was held at the NEC in Birmingham in June 2018. It was a fantastic event held over four days and it’s a wonderful place where you can get practical inspiration for your own garden all day long! There were plenty […]
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018 This was my first ever visit to the show and I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, but WOW it was amazing. No matter where you looked, everything was immaculate including the trade stands – which all get judged as well as the show gardens. Here are my highlights: I […]
RHS Malvern Spring Festival 2018
Get yourself along to this year’s festival – its theme this year is inspired by the Great Exhibition of 1851 where Malvern water flowed through the magnificent crystal ‘Schweppes Fountain’, the centerpiece of the opening ceremony. There are some stunning gardens and floral exhibits along with a fabulous food hall and plenty of shopping – […]
The day I met Alan Titchmarsh changed my life
I remember it vividly, it was the 4th of May 2016 and I was watering my show garden at the RHS Malvern Spring Festival. Alan Titchmarsh was walking hurriedly past me with James Alexander-Sinclair, a fellow TV garden designer and (as I had found out the day before) one of the show garden judges. […]
