Tortworth is treasure trove
I’ve always loved traditional nurseries, the sort where plants are arranged haphazardly, labels are handwritten and there’s not a Christmas . . .
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Author: The Chatty Gardener
Chelsea plans unveiled
An 80ft train carriage, a new centrepiece in the Great Pavilion and an eccentric design by Diarmuid Gavin are among . . .
Read moreTalk gives peep at paradise
There’s a rare chance of a glimpse into the Rothschild’s private family garden at a Cotswold talk this month. Gloucestershire . . .
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Review: 365 Days of Colour in Your Garden
I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve been told a garden is planted for year-round colour. In truth, . . .
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Vintage style is blooming
Growing flowers for picking is nothing new and many gardeners have a small cutting patch or a wigwam of sweet . . .
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Put the buzz in your garden
Gardeners are being asked to think of the bees when planning their borders. Loss of habitat, climate change and disease, most . . .
Read moreRHS to get new garden
The RHS is to create a new 156-acre garden in the North West as part its wider vision to enrich . . .
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Looking beyond the trees
Arboretum seems almost the wrong word for Batsford. True it has a far-reaching range of specimens, is a National Collection . . .
Read moreReview: The Writer’s Garden by Jackie Bennett
This was always going to be a book that appealed, based as it is on my two great loves: literature . . .
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Abbotswood gets mix right
As I turn into Abbotswood it’s obvious why there was a change of heart about opening the garden. The October . . .
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