Herb Spiral – Solution for Small Gardens
photo by amberdc. Want to grow a variety of herbs, but only have a small space for a garden? Stuart Robinson, one of our favourite Aussie gardeners, offers the Herb…
5 Ways To Fake A Show-Off Garden
Friends are very forgiving about small garden imperfections (that's why they're friends!) but this year, we've got A Big Wedding Anniversary coming up in the extended family and everyone's keen…
A Garden for a Queen
"The Queen Mother lovingly created the garden at the Castle of Mey on Scotland's northern coast and it became her summer retreat for more than half a century," says Tamsin…
Low-Care Garden Shrub: Hydrangea Paniculata
The panicled Hydrangea may be slow to leaf out in the spring, compared to other popular shrubs for the northern garden. Once it gets started, however, Hydrangea paniculata puts on…
The Poetry of Plant Names
In a treasured old copy of The English Garden magazine I re-visited recently, Helen Gunn wrote: There is a general feeling, mostly unspoken, that English names are low brow and…
Pets and Poisonous Plants
In the various pet-owners groups where I hang out, a common topic of discussion is dangerous plants, and whether a favorite garden plant might be harmful to dogs, cats, horses,…
Don’t Be Too Fast with the Garden Mulch in Autumn
I was just out in the garden, starting in on the sad autumn clearing up in preparation for winter, half-thinking about getting started on the mulching. But already the mice…