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A friend of mine recently moved into a new house with what appeared to have been a lovely alpine rockery garden but must have been neglected for years and was covered in grass, moss and weeds. He asked me if I could help him clear it, so on a recent Sunday morning I showed up […]

The nights are drawing in, leaves have started to litter the lawn and the heating thermostat has kicked in at home… Autumn has arrived and it’s time to start thinking about preparing my garden for the winter. Continuing from my last couple of posts about dahlias, this week I’m going to write about over-wintering dahlia […]

The longest, driest, hottest summer we’ve had in the UK for the last two generations has left many gardens in a sorry state. We are accustomed to rain showers every few days and even at the height of summer when it doesn’t rain for two or three weeks the erratic occasional watering is generally enough […]

The summer holidays have begun and those of us lucky enough to be going away for a couple of weeks of sand and sea, country walks or maybe a luxury cruise are excitedly stocking up on our holiday essentials and eagerly planning our itineraries. Among us gardeners however there is a niggling sense of unease […]

Earlier this month I was lucky enough to be invited to the Royal Horticultural Society’s flower show at the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire’s home in Chatsworth House Derbyshire. The stately home and 105 acre sculpted gardens attract thousands of visitors every year. Last year the RHS held one of its world famous flower shows […]