Penny Haslam presents this down-to-earth gardening podcast from her own garden in Cheshire, north west summer. She calls herself a have-a-go gardener and the tone is jolly and personal as...
Whatever your favourite colour, you can probably find a salvia in that hue as there’s such an array of colours and forms, flowering throughout the summer. Along with the culinary...
The popular actress has grown up with gardening, as her mum, Dee, has opened her garden for the NGS for over 27 years. The three-acre Hampshire garden has a large...
Timber isn’t a new material, but designers are opting for this timeless classic over other materials for its beauty, strength and sustainability. ‘There’s a massive push for timber over wood...
Perennial vegetables are a particularly sustainable way of growing produce. You only need to plant them once and they live for years, saving on seed, potting compost, water and time....
What led you to The Beth Chatto Gardens? My grandparents and parents were keen gardeners and I always enjoyed working outside, but after doing lots of different jobs, it wasn’t...
With temperatures rising and heat waves more common, plant foliage could help temper the sun’s scorching rays. While buildings and hard surfaces raise temperatures by absorbing and reflecting the day’s...
There’ s something timelessly beautiful about a well-kept lawn, but the latest trend is the ‘tapestry lawn’, an alternative to the normal grass, created using a combination of many different...
Hydrangeas are gorgeous shrubs. Their voluptuous flower heads make a fabulous statement in the summer garden and many take on pinky hues into autumn. There are masses of varieties to...
The Golden Globe-nominated actor, writer and director, famed for Another Country, My Best Friend’s Wedding and more recently playing Oscar Wilde in The Happy Prince, which he wrote and directed,...
American gardener Joe Lamp’l presents this interesting and informative podcast in an accessible and encouraging way. He’s a great presenter with bags of gardening advice to share. There’s a good...
If your hedges need a trim, cordless hedge trimmers are a great investment and avoid balancing dangerously on top of a ladder with a pair of shears in hand. A...
From elderflowers to nettles, wild garlic to blackberries, there are so many wild plants to pick and eat. And foraging for this delicious, nutritious and free bounty has a host...
People are often wary and even snobbish about yellow flowers. Yet from primroses and daffodils heralding spring to heleniums radiating autumn sun, it’s one of the most joyful colours to...
The star of BBC’S Dragon Den is a highly successful business woman, but she also gets some of her greatest fulfilment from her garden and surrounding land in rural Somerset....
Tell us about your route into horticulture?I initially studied fine art and earned my living from art for about ten years before training to become a psychotherapist. But gardening and the...
Once you’ve chosen the seeds from the catalogue, it’s useful to watch the seed company’s selection of videos representing their various ranges. Rob Smith demonstrates everything from how to grow...
There are so many benefits of composting such as improving your carbon footprint by recycling your kitchen and garden waste and producing your own compost to enrich your soil and...
Tell us about your journey into horticulture? My love of herbs came from my mother, who was a wonderful cook and always cooked with fresh herbs and vegetables from her garden. ...
Healthy plants and edibles grown in soil that’s in the best possible condition will ensure that they – as well as us who eat them – thrive. And the more...
Trees trained into architectural shapes such as pleached trees have been used in large formal gardens since the 17th Century. In recent years they’ve become increasingly popular with contemporary designers...
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