Award winning garden designer Geoff Stonebanks helps find joy in the winter garden and shows how garden sculpture can add much interest.
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Solving open garden dilemmas
If you are thinking of opening your garden this year, take some advice from Geoff Stonebanks who has made a resounding success from opening his.
Keep your summer containers healthy
Geoff Stonebanks uses dozens of planters and containers in his award-winning garden. Here he offers his hard-earned tips and advice for the summer.
Hints and tips for opening your garden to the public
Opening your garden this summer? Here are some great tips from award-winning garden designer Geoff Stonebanks
Promoting your open garden
Top tips from Geoff Stonebanks on how to promote your open garden.
Gardening with seaside challenges
The garden at Driftwood by sea survives and thrives in the coastal climate, but it’s not without effort and management. Award winning garden designer, Geoff Stonebanks shares his tips on gardening with seaside challenges.
Gardening by the sea
Gardening by the sea in a coastal garden has very unique challenges. Deal with wind and salt spray by creating shelter and choosing the right seaside plants.
Raising funds by selling plants
Everyone loves a plant sale and when you open your garden for charity it can boost your fundraising to surprising levels.
Opening your garden for charity
Geoff Stonebanks shares his top tips on opening your garden for charity, including that all important cup of tea and cake!
Gardening with a dog
Some tips and pointers from Geoff Stonebanks about making your garden friendly for your dog, including plant choice and garden structure.
To mow or not to mow? That is the question
Can a garden look good without a lawn at its heart? Award-winning garden owner, Geoff Stonebanks tackles the great lawn question.
Flower Power in action
Richard Jackson visits Geoff Stonebanks at his Drfitwood Garden and sees first hand how successful Flower Power has been for Geoff.
Driftwood Garden on BBC Gardeners’ World
Geoff Stonebanks shares the planning and all the excitement and anticipation of having his fabulous Driftwood Garden featured on BBC2’s Gardeners’ World
Get the tropical look
Create a tropical look in your garden no matter where you live. All you need is a few choice plants. Geoff Stonebanks gives his top plants to get the look.
Using grasses in the garden
Geoff Stonebanks picks his favourite ornamental grasses for you to try in your garden. These plants are hardy and suitable for nearly any garden.
The Flower Power convert
Geoff Stonebanks gives his product review of Richard Jackson’s Flower Power. He’s been using it at his Driftwood Garden for the first time this year.
Plants that give great bang for your buck
When your garden is open to the public, it needs to be at its best all of the time. Geoff Stonebanks shares some favourites from his award-winning garden.
Get your garden ready for summer
With thousands of visitors throughout the summer, Geoff Stonebanks at the Driftwood Garden has plenty of tips for preparing your garden for summer.
A carnival of containers
Every garden has room for a container of plants. Geoff Stonebanks shares some of his container ideas from Driftwood Garden.
Flower Power has arrived!
Flower Power arrives at Driftwood garden, ready for Geoff Stonebanks to use in his award-winning garden this year. For Geoff, regular feeding is one of the key secrets of a healthy, happy garden.
Driftwood Garden transformation
Geoff Stonebanks charts the transformation of his Driftwood Garden since 2004; from a blank canvas to the award-winning garden it is now.
Midwinter at Driftwood Garden
Geoff Stonebanks shares some garden beauty in midwinter from Driftwood Garden – his garden by the sea.
Introducing Driftwood Garden
New blogger, Geoff Stonebanks, introduces his garden – Driftwood – a secret seaside garden in East Sussex.
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