Native British trees – what you should (and shouldn’t) plant in your garden
Native British trees What you should (and shouldn't) plant in your garden When picking out plants and trees for your garden, it’s easy to bypass native British trees and be seduced by exotic species. You go to a famous garden and see wonderful designs based on themes...
Seven of the best gardens to visit in spring
Seven of the best gardens to visit in Spring Spring is a showpiece season for Britain’s gardens, and anyone looking for inspiration is really spoilt for choice. Formal or informal, classical or directional, it’s easy to get ideas or just a great day out, but what...
The best gardening magazines for inspiration
The best gardening magazines for inspiration We’re always hesitant to recommend straying from our own GardenLife blog and going in search of inspiration elsewhere. But we must admit that even our monthly offerings can’t cover the whole of garden design and gardening....
The best gardens to visit this winter?
The best gardens to visit this winter? OK, it’s cold outside, but don’t let this put you off a trip to some of the best gardens to visit this winter. While the trees may be bare, there are beautiful gardens up and down the country that stay open throughout winter. In...
The best gardening books for beginners (UK)
Best gardening books for beginners (UK) Even if you’ve never picked up a spade in your life, there’s a gardening book out there for you. But the question is, which is the best gardening books for beginners? The right gardening book could inspire you with a new garden...
The best gardens to visit this autumn?
The best gardens to visit this autumn? Autumn, with its orange, red and ochre colour palette, is a sweet spot when it comes to gardens. Sandwiched between baking summer weather and winter’s short cold days, it is a beautiful season. Many of the British Isles’ gardens,...
Shed and garden fence sprayer – electric, cordless or manual?
Colder months and cooler temperatures call for garden winter-proofing – not just plants and shrubs, but sheds, summer houses, garden rooms, decking and fences too. In fact, if any timber garden building goes too long without paint or wood preservatives, damp and rot...
Living willow structures – grow your own gazebo, arches and pergolas
You’ll be amazed how simple it is to grow your own living willow structure Cut a ‘whip’ off a willow tree, shove it in the ground at any angle and it will probably grow. Not only that, it will do so even in the swampiest of environments, reliably shooting up a couple...
The best city parks to explore in the UK?
The best city parks to explore in the UK What are large, green, used regularly by 37 million people, and coming up to 200 years old? The answer is the UK’s city parks, of which there are around 27,000 up and down the country. Once seen as a radical and revolutionary...