When the weather settles, plant ‘hardened-off’ sweet peas in the garden
As a primarily visual medium, Instagram eschews politics and offers beauty with few beasts
Giving some thought to structure in the garden
Great gift ideas for the green-thumb around your home
William Robinson, one of the most influential of English gardeners, developed the Gravetye's gardens in 1884
There are so many things I can’t do: prune tall trees, move hulking shrubs, trim towering hedges or weed for hours
A formality exists in flower competitions, a kind of obsessive edge that both repels and impresses me
Red is a tricky colour for some gardeners so many reserve it for a side show to the main event of more conservative cool tones
Rather than confining a view, tall plants frame one, drawing your eye up into space
The bloom period of the plant is short but arresting in its intensity
Aphids feed on plant sap, but their damage is also due to what they secrete: a sticky ‘honeydew’ that quickly breeds a black mould
Some plants require an early start to flower in one season but on the whole, most annuals benefit from a later start
A wonderful shade tree, sublimely tolerant of damp soil, our western red cedars can take a beating and keep on kicking up new growth
Rather than asking what kind of garden you want, I think it’s important to figure out first what kind of gardener you are
Having the right tools can make tasks in the garden much easier to accomplish
Only order seeds from companies or growers that have climates similar to your own
English holly is a menace, so you should have absolutely no compunction about hacking it to your heart’s desire this holiday season
The Surprising Life of Constance Spry is the biography of an amazing gardener
Now is the time to plant garlic in Victoria and I guarantee it will be one of the most rewarding plants you’ve grown
The beauty of designing your own notebook means you can record what it is you care about
