Rose expert Michael Marriott suggests some perfect companion plants for garden roses. Enhance your garden roses with the beauty of other flowering plants.
Garden design
Design for easy maintenance
Top garden design tips for designing a garden that is easy to maintain. Including ideas on designing paths, borders and where to put sheds and compost bins.
Five great grasses for containers
You don’t need a grass garden to appreciate the beauty of these useful plants, says Neil Lucas of Knoll Gardens.
Creating autumnal garden hues
Geoff Stonebanks gives an insight into the autumnal hues at his award winning garden Driftwood Garden
What sort of containers can I grow plants in?
Bored of pots and planters? You don’t need to buy special containers for your plants. Why not recycle something to create a more unusual display? Debi Holland offers some suggestions
Our pick of Hampton Court Gardens 2022
This year’s RHS Hampton Court Flower Show is awash with fabulous flowers, perfect plants and simply glorious gardens, here are five favourites
How can I create some privacy in my garden?
Jean Vernon suggests some inspiring and simple ways to create some privacy in your garden
How can I make my garden containers more festive?
Geoff Stonebanks shares his festive tips and plants for garden containers.
Five Great Late Season Grasses
Use grasses to bring alive the late summer garden. Neil Lucas from Knoll Gardens in Dorset selects five great late summer grasses for your garden
How to harvest, ripen and increase your garden bounty
How to harvest, ripen and increase your garden bounty, Martyn Cox helps you make the most of your garden edibles with some timely GYO advice.
How to Find Sanctuary in a Pandemic
Step away from the news and social media and go outdoors. Your garden, local park or balcony can be your personal sanctuary. Simply stop, take a deep breath and inhale the wonders of nature.
Past Highlights of Chelsea Flower Show
RHS Chelsea Flower Show is not the centre of the universe, but usually for one week a year it becomes the pinnacle of all that is great in gardening and horticulture. This year the show is online, but here’s a taster of some of the highs from previous RHS Chelsea Flower Shows
How can I use colour creatively in the garden?
Geoff Stonebanks is an instant gardener, because he wants the area he is creating or changing to look like the image he has in his head, instantly
How can I use containers creatively in the garden?
Plants in pots and containers make up parts of most gardens, but they can be used to plant larger areas too, giving you lots of options in terms of plant choice and design.
Flower Power – The winning plant food
When a plant fertiliser helps you keep winning gardening competitions, it’s time to share the secret
Which summer flowering bulbs work well in containers?
Geoff Stonebanks uses summer flowering bulbs to augment his garden containers with great effect
Five things to see at RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2019
Jean Vernon selects five things you need to seek out at this year’s Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival
Five Gardens at RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2019
Jean Vernon picks five gardens that offer plenty of food for thought at this year’s RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival
Five ideas to take home from RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival
Jean Vernon finds five neat ideas for your garden this year’s RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival
Plant a tree for life
The tree you choose to plant will make an impact on lives, so Tamsin Westhorpe is keen that you choose it wisely
Five Fab Lake District Gardens
Debi Holland shares five fabulous gardens in the lake district
Ideas to take home from RHS Chelsea 2019
There are so many inspirational gems at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show, many are unachievable in most gardens, but here are five ideas from this year’s show to take home for your plot
Five new plants at RHS Chelsea 2019
Richard Jackson picks his favourites from this year’s RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year
Five Smaller Show Gardens at RHS Chelsea 2019
Here is a sneak preview of some of the smaller gardens at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Jean Vernon picks five that provide a wealth of inspiration and food for thought
Five Fab Sussex Gardens
The rolling Sussex countryside overflows with garden inspiration. Here are five exceptional gardens to explore. Research now and compile your ‘must visit’ garden’s wish list for this season
What bedding plants are best for containers?
Geoff Stonebanks shares his selection of annuals and bedding plants for containers
What sort of containers should I use in my garden?
Geoff Stonebanks offers his hard earned experience on choosing pots and containers for his garden
Can I garden in containers?
Award winning garden designer Geoff Stonebanks explains why he uses over 250 containers at his Driftwood garden in Sussex and the key benefits of using containers
Can I create a garden themed Christmas?
When you think of Christmas and the garden, for me the top two things that come to mind are holly and ivy. These are two of the traditional and stereotypical decorations for this time of year. Why not gather some from your own garden and hang around your doorways and window frames to really give […]
Urban plant trends from Asia
Michael Perry rounds up some new on-trend plants and ideas from his travels in Asia
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