Joy Hsu - my garden in spring

Joy Hsu - my garden in spring

I am lucky to be looking after a Kate Gould designed garden in North West London where in early Spring a richly coloured Hammamelis with it's orangey fringed flowers and burgundy coloured centre sits beautifully next to the plummy shades of a Loropetalum - a gorgeous pairing!

 


Wildlife in the garden - collared doves

We love collared doves. They’re often around the garden grazing under the bird feeders and the margins of the surrounding fields.  Barely known in the UK prior to the 1950s,...
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Modern heroes of horticulture - Adam Kirtland

Adam Kirtland is a gardener who has surged onto the gardening scene in recent years with his informative, relatable, and often incredibly witty Instagram account that offers advice from making...
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Gardeners' notes - what to do in August

Propagate clematis Many clematis will have flowered by now and you may have spotted a particularly good performer in your own or a friend’s garden.  Now is a good time...
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