How many of us go off on holiday and return, longing to have a garden with the lush greenery and foliage of the places that we have visited? With our climate getting warmer, there certainly seems [...]

I have always wanted to live and garden by the sea. There is something liberating about the sense of space, wonderful light and heightened awareness of the seasons at the coast. This, plus the [...]

The conventional approach to the way we layout our gardens is to have the structural planting combined with the pretty, colourful perennial plants close to the home so that we enjoy the views. [...]

I was recently filming with a TV production company at the gardens at Tatton Park. If you have not been, I would highly recommend a visit. We were particularly interested in filming in the [...]

History of the Rose As a human race, in both the East and the West, we have a very long and close relationship with the rose. Initially it was probably used as a herb but gradually over the [...]

Recent History of Indoor Plants I started growing houseplants in the 1990s, my precious first propagation successes lined up along my bedroom windowsill. Fast forward some 20 years and my living [...]

In September 2019, Linda approached me wanting to finally create a garden at her home near the tiny Cretan village of Palailoni, Apokoronas, NW Crete. I was a little anxious as Manoj & Clive [...]

AHHHHH…TISSUE Low Allergen Gardens We are a nation of gardeners but for some people the advent of Spring causes dread. The thought of mowing the grass, weeding, planting, and pruning makes some [...]

‘Bread feeds the body, indeed, but flowers feed also the soul.’ The Koran The revival of growing your own fruits, vegetables and herbs seems to gather strength every year. It now also includes [...]

I write this blog in good faith and from my own experiences of using landscape contractors and designing for clients who have insisted on using their builders. The intention of this blog is not [...]