For those readers who are like me and enjoy visiting an RHS garden, a National Trust property, or generally pottering about wherever there are plants, may I suggest a trip to Marrakech?

The role that plants and fungi can play in tackling climate change is among the key themes explored in the inspirational new Carbon Garden at Kew Gardens.

Welcoming both professional and amateur growers alike, the free-to-enter trials accept new seedling roses from all over the world. I spent the day there learning all about the judging process.

Is there a better way to spend a sunny Saturday than with a walk around some beautiful gardens and a visit to a flower show? I say not! Come with me to Belvoir Castle Flower and Garden Show.

Make a Metre Matter is all about encouraging people to dedicate a small to something that will make a difference to the environment, to their health, or to the food that they consume. 

Emma Angold champions the idea of ‘using what we already have’, bringing houseplants - that often sit in the background of our homes - squarely into the foreground.

For those readers who are like me and enjoy visiting an RHS garden, a National Trust property, or generally pottering about wherever there are plants, may I suggest a trip to Marrakech?

The role that plants and fungi can play in tackling climate change is among the key themes explored in this inspirational new garden at Kew.

Is there a better way to spend a sunny Saturday than with a walk around some beautiful gardens and a visit to a flower show? I say not! Come with me to Belvoir Castle Flower and Garden Show .

Make a Metre Matter is all about encouraging people to dedicate a small to something that will make a difference to the environment, to their health, or to the food that they consume.

The Long Borders at this year’s RHS Tatton Park Flower Show really were fantastic. My personal favourites were ‘Be Bold and Beautiful’, ‘A Gourd Time’ (love a vegetable / flower combo, and a good pun!) and ‘Small Actions Big Impact’.

As the first RHS Flower Show that I ever visited, RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival will always have a special place in my heart. The recent addition of an area dedicated to showcasing allotments has made me love it even more.

Having attended RHS Chelsea Flower Show for a few years now, it really does signal the start of the summer for me. This year I was lucky enough to experience the press preview day and all I can say is that Chelsea has brought the goods again.

According to one of the resident horticulturalists The Fruit and Vegetable Garden at RHS Rosemoor is all about celebrating the flavour of the seasons. And, boy, it does not disappoint.

Welcoming both professional and amateur growers alike, the free-to-enter trials accept new seedling roses from all over the world. I spent the day there learning all about the judging process.

Starting to grow your own flowers and vegetables can seem daunting at first, but take it from me it’s pretty easy if you are happy with a bit of trial and error.

It’s that time of year again, when growers across the land crack open their seed stores and get excited about all of the tomatoes that they will grow this season.

There has been quite some time between my writing in my November post that I was going to prune my fruit trees and today (72 days later) when I actually got around to doing it. 

The clocks have gone back and therefore my allotment hours have been drastically reduced. A lot of the work this month is in preparation for rewards next year.

I have so many ideas racing around my head but one thing I know for sure is that next growing season will be better planned! What should I keep and what should I add?

January 2024 - that is when I received the call letting me know that some allotment plots had become available at a site just 5 minutes walk from my front door. I was beyond excited! Trepidatious, but excited.

Houseplants at a wedding?! Is this the future of wedding florals?

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Get some of that PSL energy into your garden.

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