

The Gardener's Journal - July
Let's be honest, July is the month when the garden starts to get ideas above its station. What began in spring as a tightly choreographed...


The Gardener's Journal - June
There is a moment - somewhere around solstice - when June sighs, stretches out her limbs, and declares herself the queen of summer....


The Gardener's Journal - May
Watching a frenetic hatch of mayflies from the bank of a river makes me think just how lucky we are not to be one. The poor things don't...


The Gardener's Journal - April
It may technically already be spring, but it isn't until April arrives that spring truly announces itself in the garden. One morning you...


Spring's a timely tonic for a well-being boost
The term 'well-being' has woven itself into our venacular; it's usually related to achieving a good work/life balance. Gardening is very...


Bring your garden indoors over winter!
I'm not really one to follow the fads of gardening and believe me there plenty of new trends being pushed at national shows,...


HOUSE & GARDEN magazine
A book review of COMPOST by Charles Dowding, published in HOUSE & GARDEN magazine www.houseandgarden.co.uk