Garden Design

A new series on roses, the perfect small garden, and a very good book. Plus: beware of tulip-ordering just yet

I'm on a mission to convert the world to roses. Don't be scared of them - embrace them instead

Jul 19 •

A before and after garden design case study, and more easy planting ideas with a 5-plant recipe

Plus: excellent summer colour from a love/hate plant, tips on how to keep cool, and another summer booklist

Jul 12 •

Gardening in hot weather

We take a look at an ingenious water-saving idea as a hosepipe bans looms. Plus: a dodgy rose, a blackbird update, and an unexpected Provençal interlude

Jul 5 •

A postcard from Hampton Court - design inspiration

Fabulous bollards, healthy streets, and saving those beautiful swifts

Jul 1 •

The easiest garden containers ever, and the comfortable abundance of green

How to instantly make your garden pretty with pots that last from May to September. Plus - more easy planting combinations for sun and part-shade, and…

Jun 7 •

Secret gardens in the city, which you can visit this weekend

Book your tickets now

Jun 3 •

Building a garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show

May 17 •

Building a garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show

The big day edges closer

May 10 •

Tiptoe-ing round the tulips: a morning potter around my garden

An April update from my garden

Apr 13 •

19:50

Garden design tips and tricks: how to create that all-important 'interest' in your garden

Looking upwards

Apr 5 •

How to garden in April

The real list of what to do and what not to do in the garden this month. Short-beaked birds, sowing seeds and bluebell walks

Mar 29 •

How to create a romantic garden - design tips and tricks, and my top 100 romantic plants

Plus: the great garden furniture mystery

Mar 22 •

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