Geoff Stonebanks lives in Bishopstone, near Seaford in East Sussex and spends all his time gardening, writing for various garden media and fundraising for charity. In 2026, appointed a full member of the Garden Media Guild. Using his multi award-winning garden - Driftwood - he has raised over £182,000 for various charities in 16 years, £123,606 of that for Macmillan Cancer Support, until 2025 and thereafter, the National Garden Scheme. The garden, which first opened to the public in 2009 has featured twice on BBC2 Gardeners' World, Good Morning Britain, on George Clarke's Kitchen VS Gardens on C4 and in many national and local media publications. In his spare time, Geoff is also the Publicity Officer in East & Mid Sussex for the National Garden Scheme.
If you are gardening near the sea, you might find that you need to employ different techniques and grow different plants. Geoff Stonebanks offers his hard-earned tips to get you started.
If you are searching for ideas to treat an avid gardener, Geoff Stonebanks shares some of his trusty and sometimes rusty tools, accessories and gadgets.