Geoff Stonebanks gives an insight into the autumnal hues at his award winning garden Driftwood Garden
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Garden highlights of a decade at Driftwood
As we enter the 2020’s, we reveal some of Geoff Stonebanks gardening highlights over the last 10 years and take a look at some of his aspirations for the coming decade!
How to make a Christmas wreath
A Christmas wreath is one of the easiest decorations to make and it is quite easy to collect all the foliage you need to make one from the garden.
How do I make the most of tulips?
Top tips and advice on planting tulips in the garden and lawn from Geoff Stebbings.
What specimen plants can I grow in containers?
Award winning garden designer Geoff Stonebanks shares his tips for growing perennials, shrubs and specimen plants in pots
Which summer flowering bulbs work well in containers?
Geoff Stonebanks uses summer flowering bulbs to augment his garden containers with great effect
How do I water container plants?
As a complete novice, as I was back in 2009 when I began gardening, I suppose the one thing I did not think of when creating a garden with so many containers, is the impact the watering would have. If we have many more summers like 2018 I’ll probably have to rethink my garden design. […]
What do gardens mean to you?
Tamsin Westhorpe discovers why so many of us enjoy being in a garden.
What plants work best in containers?
Geoff Stonebanks offers his hard earned advice on what plants grow well in containers
Tips for growing in containers
You can learn a lot from a garden that consists of over 250 pots and containers and wins awards, Geoff Stonebanks offers his hard earned tips
Spring bulbs in containers Driftwood
Create a crescendo of colour in your pots and containers, says award winning garden designer Geoff Stonebanks
What bedding plants are best for containers?
Geoff Stonebanks shares his selection of annuals and bedding plants for containers
What’s the perfect gardening outfit?
Come rain or shine Tamsin Westhorpe is in the garden. She shares her tips on gardening garb
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
Should I winter prune my wisteria?
Tamsin Westhorpe explains how winter pruning wisteria now will encourage more May flowers
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
How do you get the garden ready for winter?
Geoff Stonebanks explains what’s involved in putting his award winning garden to be for winter.
The Global Garden
Gardens are collections of plants from all over the world, Geoff Stonebanks explains how his garden attracts visitors from all over the globe
Five great gardening books
Five great gardening books
How do you keep a garden looking good?
After the summer to remember! Geoff Stonebanks shares his tips of keeping display of garden colour going
Garden Design Tips
Geoff Stonebanks shares his garden design tips that he used to make the most of his garden.
Seek out your local plant fair
Tamsin Westhorpe is convinced that attending local plant fairs is one way to support and build a great future for horticulture.
What makes a weed?
Tamsin Westhorpe shares her love/hate relationship with garden weeds and wildflowers
How do I grow Polianthes?
Polianthes tuberosa is an amazing plant, it’s a native of Mexico that is grown around the world, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions.
What is the Chelsea chop?
Geoff Stonebanks explains the Chelsea chop and some other techniques he uses in his award winning garden
Keeping chickens in the garden
Tamsin Westhorpe encourage us to have a fresh egg a day. Follow her timely advice on keeping hens in the garden.
How can I add structure to my garden
Plantsman Jamie Butterworth offers some garden design advice in his new blog. Here he explains how to create living structure in the garden using trees.
Spring gardening
March certainly hails the start of 12 weeks of hard graft. It’s the calm before the storm and usually the first month when the weather starts to improve.
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