When Donald and Charlotte Molesworth first arrived at their small Kent cottage more than three decades ago, there was a derelict house and an almost totally blank canvas. The plot had...
It’s the season for preserving our hard-earned harvests for year-round enjoyment, an art and a science I learned more about while interviewing Sarah Thrush, author of Preserving with a...
Tidying Up
The first thing I do when putting the garden to bed for winter (usually just before Halloween) is to walk through it, collecting all the stakes,...
I always find it fascinating to understand people’s reactions to Chelsea. To understand which gardens won the various medals and awards, which were talked...
Update May 2025…
Since I posted this article and sent it to various Government departments and MPs, the Government’s Department Natural England has now released...
Chinese Evergreen is a member of the Aroid family (Araceae), known for easy-to-please foliage house plants. A very adaptable plant, Aglaonema tolerates low light...
Angel wing begonia house plants are gorgeous year-round. Even when not in bloom, the elegantly shaped begonia leaves cascading down cane-like stems are beautiful. Often...