We’re approaching high summer. It’s a wonderful time of the year when everything in the garden is bursting out in fresh flushes of growth. Also, early fruit and vegetables are starting to ripen. Make ...

‘Rambling Rector’, or the ‘naughty vicar’ as many have affectionately called it, looks stunning in June 2025. Most of its long stems are covered in large clusters of small, semi-double, beautiful, ...

Raspberries are a rewarding and delicious fruit to grow at home, offering a continuous harvest from summer into autumn. With the right care, they will provide juicy, flavourful berries for years to ...

Dahlias are extremely fashionable, having now shaken off their old image of being grown in straight lines on allotments. They come in a huge range of flower shapes and colours. And they produce loads ...

Mimosa are delightfully delicate-looking trees with their feathered foliage for February 2025 gardens. And at this time of year, they are smothered in scented, ball-shaped, fluffy yellow flowers. They ...

Delphiniums are native to the Northern Hemisphere from the United States, Europe, Asia and Northern and Central Africa. They thrive in cold and moist climates. Most Delphiniums are hardy perennials, ...

Celery (Apium graveolens) has been cultivated for over 3,000 years, originally prized for its medicinal properties in ancient Greece and Rome. It was used in tonics for digestion and inflammation ...

If you love a G&T you’ll love this evergreen shrub as its leaves and flowers smell of gin and tonic! Hailing from Australia, it’s a tender, evergreen shrub. And so should be grown in a warm, ...

One of the most valuable additions to a garden in my opinion is raised beds. They have so much to offer and many benefits in the garden to improve accessibility. Whether you have limited space, or the ...

Call in the spring with camellias. These hardy shrubs have glossy evergreen leaves and romantic floral displays that herald the end of winter. Camellias burst into flower in February, just as the rest ...

April 2025 is when spring has truly arrived! The clocks went forward last Saturday, giving us more daylight to enjoy the garden. Now we’ve an extra hour to admire beautiful blossoms and flowers that ...

Forcing rhubarb is a great way to encourage your crops to be ready for harvest earlier in the year. By extending your rhubarb season, you can enjoy it for much longer. Plus, forced rhubarb is much ...