Plants
In this section you will find information about a range of different plants and how they can be used to best effect in your garden. Amongst other things, we look at: solutions for tricky areas; how to create impact with plants in a particular season; and topics such as plant structure, texture and colour. Read on to find out more.
June Plant of the Month: Geraniums
Learn all about this reliable summer border filler - and choose from a wide variety to suit any type of… Read more.
May Plant of the Month: Foxgloves
Foxgloves are deservedly popular flowers. Associated with cottage garden planting, and naturalised woodland settings, they are beautiful to look at… Read more.
April Plant of the Month: Tulips
Spring wouldn't be the same without Tulips! Learn more about these well loved plants, including how to care for them… Read more.
Maximising Planting Design
Maximalist planting is a growing trend in the landscaping world. Learn more about this style and how to achieve it… Read more.
Plant of the Month: Snowdrops (Galanthus)
Whether you spot them in a small clump or as a beautiful white carpet, nothing quite beats the first sight… Read more.
Grow Your Own
Learn how to grow fuss free fruit and veg, with these top tips. There's so many reasons to grow edibles… Read more.
Plants For Containers
Learn all about container gardening: which plants to choose to create impact and how to look after them. Read more.
Top Plants for Winter and Early Spring Interest
Here's an inspiring selection of winter and early spring interest plants to keep your garden looking bright and colourful through… Read more.
My Favourite Shrubs for Year-Round Interest
Here are some hard working shrubs that bring beauty to the garden throughout the year - and particularly when they're… Read more.
Native Plants
Encouraging biodiversity and wildlife into our gardens is a current hot topic in the landscaping and horticultural industry. Our towns… Read more.
Screening Plants & Ideas for Confined Spaces
Get inspiration and learn about plants suitable for screening in smaller gardens. Read more.
Where to Use Roses
Roses are a great choice for contemporary gardens, and can be used in a variety of situations to create impact.… Read more.
Types of Roses
Roses are some of the most popular and beautiful garden plants. Here's a simple guide to some of the favourite… Read more.
Planting for Pergolas
Structures such as pergolas are brilliant for creating a focal feature in the garden - even more so when they… Read more.
How To Cope With Wet Soils and Gardens
If you constantly find yourself battling a soggy, wet garden, you're likely wondering what you can do about it. This… Read more.
Perfect Pond Plants
A pond can be a wonderful feature to any garden and an important part of a successfully designed pond are… Read more.
Ideas for a Beautiful Winter Garden
Read on for tips on how to make your garden extra special this winter. Read more.
Designing with plant shape and form
Considering the shape and form of plants is essential for any good garden design. Here we look at how plant… Read more.
Using colour in your garden
Colour is an important part of any garden design. In most designs, it's the plants that provide the colour, so… Read more.
Long Flowering Perennials For Your Summer Borders
A well-designed garden provides interest from early spring through to late autumn. If clients are looking for a low maintenance… Read more.
Really Useful Little Plants
Every designer has a "go-to" list of trusty plants that they use many times and love because they will always… Read more.
The Planting Plan Process: How it works
With the weather starting to warm up and having spent a lot of time on designing and implementing planting plans… Read more.
Using Planting Texture in Design
This post looks at an often forgotten tenet of garden design - texture. If you're looking to add some texture… Read more.
Shrubs to add winter sparkle to the garden
The festive season has begun and as the temperature falls the garden is often seen as gloomy and dull and… Read more.
Copper Beech (Fagus sylvatica f. purpurea)
The copper beech, also known as purple beech, has to be one of my favourite trees - I'm fortunate enough… Read more.
Plant Focus: My Two Favourite Asters
If Salvia ‘Caradonna’ is one of my go to plants for early-mid Summer, then Aster amellus ‘Violet Queen’ & Aster… Read more.
Plant Focus: Ornamental Alliums
One of the most widely recognised and used perennials, the ornamental Allium is a tough, easy to grow plant with… Read more.
Plant Focus: Salvia ‘Caradonna’
This is definitely one of my “go to” plants when preparing planting plans as it is so reliable, well behaved,… Read more.