Glorious Grasses!

Many of the ornamental grasses work hard for their place in your garden. This Miscanthus sinensis ‘Silberfeder’ forms a lovely Continue reading →

Firey Lucifer!

  If you want bright, hot colour in the garden in July, Crocosmia ‘Lucifer is just spectacular. It’s incredibly easy Continue reading →

Brightest Yellow!

Bright yellow is often often scorned in the summer garden, but I like it… it can be a stimulating, daring, Continue reading →

Warm autumn colours

October and red, orange, yellow and green foliage colours now dominate the garden as flowering becomes less prolific. (Hardy Geranium Continue reading →

Green & Grey Layers

Late September. I love the layers and contrast in texture along this border: the tall Perovskia ‘Blue Spire’ is still Continue reading →

Sow some wild oats!

The common form of wild oats is a menace to farmers in the UK, but the giant variety, golden oats Continue reading →

Border basics

If flowers are the frills and highlights in the garden, then leaves are the main-stay fundamentals. By picking a variety Continue reading →

Essential Magenta!

Cistus is one of those plants that seems to have it all – a good structural form that is pleasing Continue reading →