Potpourri Magazine

If you love gardening, our magazine will inspire you. It's a real magazine, not just a newsletter, and it's packed full of interesting articles written by professional gardening journalists. It's totally free and arrives once a month by email. Here is a selection of recent articles.

Garden trends - brilliant bricks

Garden trends - brilliant bricks
Designers are increasingly turning to bricks and clay pavers, to add warmth, character, texture and pattern to hard landscaping.  Reclaimed-style bricks have a rustic charm that work well in a...
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Head gardener Q&A - Neil Miller of Hever Castle, Kent

Head gardener Q&A - Neil Miller of Hever Castle, Kent
Tell us about your journey into horticulture After being made redundant from my job as a broker, I started my own gardening business and trained in horticulture.  I saw an...
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Cut flower corner - early spring bounty

Cut flower corner - early spring bounty
You’d be surprised how much there is in the garden in February to pick and bring inside.  Snowdrops, primroses, violets, aconites, or anything else you can find, make pretty posies. ...
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Gardening heroine - Anna Pavord

Gardening heroine - Anna Pavord
One of our foremost gardening writers, Anna Pavord is extremely well respected for her horticultural knowledge and articulate, engaging writing style. Born in 1940 in Abergavenny, both Anna’s headmaster father...
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Vlog - Tanya Anderson's Lovely Greens

Vlog - Tanya Anderson's Lovely Greens
Organic gardener, author, blogger and vlogger Tanya Anderson’s successful YouTube channel, Lovely Greens, has masses of weekly posts on organic vegetable gardening as well as growing herbs and plants for...
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Technology in the garden - cold frame know-how

Technology in the garden - cold frame know-how
Coldframes are a useful bit of kit for extending your growing season.  Basically, a box that lies flat on the ground with a transparent sloping roof, a cold frame allows...
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How to keep a garden notebook

How to keep a garden notebook
If you’re struggling to remember which bed you planted the onions in last, or the name of a particular variety of perennial that did well, perhaps this is the year...
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Technology in the garden - Veritable Indoor Garden

Technology in the garden - Veritable Indoor Garden
Using fresh herbs in your cooking gives really lifts flavours and the smart indoor garden from Veritable allows you to have a range of fresh herbs and mini vegetables throughout...
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Vlog - Garden Organic

Vlog - Garden Organic
In its video guides, the UK’s biggest organic gardening charity, looks at a range of different solutions to gardening without chemicals.  Chris from Garden Organic is a fan of houseplants...
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Gardening heroine - Sarah Price

Gardening heroine - Sarah Price
Who:  A talented garden designer with a light touch, Sarah’s exquisitely sensitive planting style is informed by her empathy with the natural landscape.  Her scope is wide ranging, from public...
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Cut flower corner - dried seedheads and foliage

Cut flower corner - dried seedheads and foliage
Dried foliage and seedheads used to have a dusty image, but a new breed of florists is using them to create bouquets with a fresh contemporary feel.   Using ornamental grasses...
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Garden trends - multi-stem trees

Garden trends - multi-stem trees
Planting more trees is invaluable for the environment and helps complete a garden by adding height, shade and an extra layer of beauty and year round interest.  Multi-stem trees in...
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Body, soul and gardening - New Year's resolutions

Body, soul and gardening - New Year's resolutions
There’s nothing like making plans to give you a sense of purpose and positivity.  So, put the kettle on and start a list of your good gardening intentions for the...
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Grow your own festive foliage

Grow your own festive foliage
As well as making wreaths, Christmas is a great time to adorn your staircases, mantelpieces and tables with ivy and other evergreen foliage.  And going out on a bright winter’s...
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Seasonal produce - Brussels sprouts

Seasonal produce - Brussels sprouts
Not much is left in the veg patch at this time of year, but we can always rely on harvesting Brussels sprouts for Christmas.  Here are three ways to cook them...
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Body, soul and gardening - the benefits of rituals

Body, soul and gardening - the benefits of rituals
Whether it’s making a morning coffee with fresh beans, or having a G&T by the fire whilst counting your blessings, rituals are part of our lives.  Research reveals these little...
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Garden trends - outdoor rooms

Garden trends - outdoor rooms
With more of us spending time at home, garden rooms are increasingly in demand as another place to work or exercise in, or simply to escape to.  But there’s lots...
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The secret gardener - Kate Humble

The secret gardener - Kate Humble
The wildlife TV presenter has always been passionate about nature, but seems to be becoming increasingly keen on gardening.  One of her latest passions is growing dahlias.  “When I hit...
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Technology in the garden - outdoor Christmas lights

Technology in the garden - outdoor Christmas lights
Decorating your garden with twinkly lights creates a welcoming and fun festive atmosphere – something we need this year more than ever.  Here are a few things to bear in...
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Vlog - Pots & Trowels

Vlog - Pots & Trowels
If you’re missing your weekly fix of Monty Don in his garden while Gardeners’ World has its winter break, this could fill the gap.  In his weekly Youtube vlog, Martin...
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Garden Masterclasses

Garden Masterclasses
Whether you’re an amateur or professional, there’s always so much to learn in the world of horticulture and garden design.  This is something garden designer Annie Guilfoyle is passionate about,...
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