After years of experimenting with different plant labelling techniques, Tamsin Westhorpe shares her views on how to keep track of specimens in the garden.
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Where to see snowdrops in 2023
With spring in the air, the snowdrops are the stars of the show. Here are some great gardens where you can see snowdrops this February.
Creating autumnal garden hues
Geoff Stonebanks gives an insight into the autumnal hues at his award winning garden Driftwood 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
What’s seasonal in the late summer garden?
Tamsin Westhorpe reminds us why September is a month to savour and celebrate. Late flowering perennials and seasonal fruit take her fancy.
Easy Savoury Summer Treats
Every summer Geoff Stonebanks bakes lots of different cakes, sweet and savoury for his open garden, to raise money for charity. Here are two of his most popular savoury recipes.
Which bulbs are good for pots?
Geoff Stonebanks share’s his advice for planting bulbs in pots and containers
How to really enjoy your garden
Geoff Stonebanks learns ways to enjoy his garden in lockdown and offers his hard earned advice. In a ‘normal’ year, Geoff Stonebanks opens his summer garden to hundreds of visitors, offering copious refreshments including tea, cakes and even lunch and afternoon teas. This year, the garden has been closed, giving Geoff a time to stand back and take stock.
Sweet treats for garden visitors
Make a high tea for a special friend, or bake a cake for a birthday, Geoff Stonebanks shares two of his most popular open garden day recipes
Does Flower Power Plant Food really work?
Award winning garden designer Geoff Stonebanks reveals his most asked visitor question and explains why, for him, Flower Power has become indispensable.
My Flower Power Story – Our Magic Potion
Susan and Keith Wells were gifted Flower Power by a grateful neighbour, now they use it in their garden and call it their Magic Potion
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
What makes begonias good garden plants?
Geoff Stonebanks explains how he uses garden begonias in his award winning garden
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
Where can I taste mulberries?
What’s red in tooth and paw? Vicki Cooke unearths and explores the myth and magic of mulberries
