Growing flowers from cuttings is one of the easiest and most rewarding ways to expand your garden. Instead of buying new plants or waiting for seeds to germinat...
When much of the garden is taking a well-earned winter break, camellias quietly step into the spotlight. Their glossy evergreen leaves stay handsome all year, b...
A beautiful bouquet does not always have to come from a florist. With a little planning and care, even a small patio or balcony can become a personal flower gar...
The small sachet of flower food that comes with a bought bouquet contains exactly three active ingredients: sugar, citric acid and a biocide. These ingredients ...
The cottage garden aesthetic is built on a particular kind of abundance: plants growing into and around each other, layers of colour and texture, the general im...
Fresh-cut flowers have a way of brightening up a room, but if you've ever wondered why your beautiful bouquet starts looking tired after just a few days, the an...
Growing flowers for your own wedding has an undeniable romantic appeal, particularly once you've seen what florists charge for fresh blooms. It can also go side...
There's a point in nearly every flower garden, usually somewhere around the middle of summer, where the early enthusiasm starts to fade along with the blooms. T...
Perfectly measured rows. Colour-coded planting plans. Detailed garden sketches pinned to Pinterest boards. For years, gardening has often been associated with p...
There’s a certain kind of garden that doesn’t shout for attention. It just is - calm, considered, quietly beautiful in every season. Think less “look at me” and...
