Super-Plant to the rescue: Marigolds really are every gardens best friend With our warm wet winters, and stress-inducing dry summers, helping fungal, disease and insect attacks flourish on our favourite plants - keeping an attractive and productive garden can be a real challenge. This is where turning to traditional methods such as Companion Planting can pay real dividends, saving time and effort, as well as reducing chemical use. Companion planting is, quite simply, the p

Growing a garden that looks good enough to eat As we hurtle into Spring, many of us will be thinking about how to make the most of our outside space this year. One trend that continues to grow year-on-year is edimental gardening — a style that celebrates plants which are both edible and ornamental. The Essence of Edimental Gardening: For generations, the vegetable patch and flower border were kept apart — one practical, the other purely decorative. Edimental gardenin

Bring Instant Cheer to Your Garden in January and February The gardens at Sir Harold Hillier Arboretum simply glow in the low winter light The start of the year can feel quite gloomy. Once the bright lights of the festive season go out, it’s easy to feel a little down. However, treating yourself and your garden to a few plants that truly shine during this time can lift your spirits. Here are some of my favourite winter performers that will bring colour, scent, and life to you

When we think of gardens, winter isn’t usually the season that comes to mind. The leaves have fallen, flowers are gone, and much of the...