Spring Bling…

Spring Bling…

Inspired by my visit in Spring ’16 to Keukenhof Park just outside Amsterdam and seeing 7 million bulbs in bloom, last October we planted 1000 bulbs in a plant bed in our front garden under some deciduous shrubs.  The bulbs we planted were a special mix called...

Homes and Interiors Scotland

We’re delighted to feature in the July/August 2016 edition of Homes & Interiors Scotland magazine.  “Growing out of the Past” tells the story of a garden restoration for a house and garden designed and built in 1914 by Sir Robert Lorimer, one of...

Spring Bulb Inspiration…

Spring planting is all about Colour, Colour, Colour from the subtle to the eye watering.  After a long, wet, grey winter, colour in the garden is what we all need to pep us up and spring bulbs do it in spades. A flying visit to Keukenhof Park just outside Amsterdam...

Early Spring Garden Jewels…

Last autumn I visited RHS Hyde Hall in Essex and brought some early spring-flowering bulbs.  I was looking for a bulb with a splash of colour to plant along a path leading to my house front door.  I have not been disappointed.  I choose several different types of Iris...

Festive Winter Containers

Christmas is here, and people are busy decorating their christmas trees and decking their halls, but don’t forget your garden.  A festive styled plant container in a position near a door or viewed from a window really cheers up a garden. At plant nurseries and...

Garden Harvest

I think growing fruit adds another dimension to a garden, from beautiful blossom in spring to watching the fruit slowly mature and ripen and finally enjoying the taste of your own apples, pears and plums. From growing fruiting trees to wiring up a boundary wall or...