Choosing your essential gardening tools: As there are many new homes currently being built, you may be new to gardening and overwhelmed with the choice of tools available at the DIY store. So to make the decision a bit easier, here are some top tips from my friends at Burgon & Ball on how to […]
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Autumnal Asters – how to add colour to your garden borders
If your borders are lacking colour right now, then pop along to the Picton Garden at Colwall, Worcestershire for some inspiration and you will see some stunning Aster’s, commonly known as Michaelmas Daisies which are a vibrant edition for any garden. I met with owner Helen Picton to find out more about the home of […]
How to create year round colour in your garden with bulbs
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
