Review: Big Garden Design
I find laying out my own modest plot difficult so the thought of tackling a very large space seems impossible. . . .
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Author: The Chatty Gardener
Cheering Up Mondays #481
This week’s cheerful flower is something that I spotted when out doing a garden feature and decided to grow.
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Exploring Italian Lake Gardens
The Italian lake gardens have been on my wish list since I reviewed a book about them by Stephen Desmond . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #480
This week’s cheerful flower is something that I was given for my birthday.
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In the Heat at RHS Hampton 2025
Press day at RHS Hampton 2025 turned out to be one of the hottest days so far this year, making . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #479
There was really only one choice for today’s cheerful flower.
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Cheering Up Mondays #478
Something from this year’s Gardening Trials for today’s cheerful flower.
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Review: The Seed Hunter
Sometimes it’s not just the cover that you shouldn’t use to judge a book but also the opening chapters, I . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #477
This has got to be one of my favourite roses in the garden and it’s doing its thing in style.
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Cheering Up Mondays #476
Something new from my garden is this week’s cheerful flower.
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