Loftus Road opens for NGS Yellow Book
Professional garden designer, Emma Plunket, opens her own plant filled Hammersmith garden Find out how to plan the hardest working garden plants,
New flower filled garden in spring
This new London garden shone with newly planted early spring bulbs.
New flower filled garden in July
Here are some of the beautiful flowers only 3 months after we planted this new garden in April in the lockdown heatwave.
New flower filled garden in August
Here are some of the beautiful flowers and ripening fruit only 4 months after we planted this new garden in April in
Wild meadow garden in summer
Created in 2011 following the clearance of the spruce plantation, it is good to see how well established the new wild meadow
Creating winter interest in the garden
Emma's talk at the Royal Horticulture Society (RHS) London Winter Show gave visitors tips and inspiration for creating winter interest in
Quality artificial outdoor plants
Spot what's real and what's artificial! At this London hotel, top quality artificial outdoor plants were used to maintain seasonal colour in
Artificial lawn for winter play
Enjoy mud free and maintenance free football all year with artificial grass. Forget the water logged muddy lawn, filthy football kid and muddy
Winter woodland garden
The snowdrops have never been better than during this wet winter which is some consolation and indication of their preferred conditions. Helleborus
Winter flowering Clematis
While Clematis armandii needs a lot of space to sprawl, Clematis chirrohsa is more compact and produces hanging pale primrose bells through
Container planting for Christmas
Bright container gardening in red and deep pinks for contemporary hotel's Christmas frontage and courtyard garden www.therockwell.com Container planting for Christmas
Chiltern Forest Farm wildlife
Working alongside the wildlife to create our organic Chiltern Forage Farm, is generally to our mutual benefit. Red kites tend to keep
Rich October colour of Amelanchier
Rich October colour of Amelanchier Amelanchier autumn colour in architect's courtyard
Autumn jewels in the garden
Late flowering perennials look best in the softer autumn light with a range of pinks, purples and burnished yellows. This unusual Clerodendron
Olive tree scale insect treatment
Olive trees, especially in containers which are likely to cause stress, can be damaged by scale insects and Olive scab. If not
Garden lawn substitute – flowering lawn
In my search to replace the ubiquitous lawn which undeservedly tends to dominate our gardens, I have experimented with numerous alternatives. The
My garden wildlife
Colourful berries and fluffy seed heads provide food for birds and insects such as these Amelanchier cherry red fruit and the Cirsium below
August colour in Emma’s garden
Orange Crocosmia glows against the green foliage The same orange is repeated in the Nasturtiums at the rear
My garden ornamental grasses
A river of Pheasant Grass runs across the garden, catching the wind and light to add movement and energy to the garden.
Box tree caterpillar moth control treatment
Each summer since 2015 Box tree caterpillar moth is decimating plants in parts of central London affecting Buxus topiary, hedging and edging. Prevention and treatment
Chilterns wildlife habitat creation
At Chiltern Forage Farm we are encouraging wildlife by creating wildlife habitats such as a 'dead hedges', leaving dead trees where they
Chilterns foraging
We continue to find edible wild flowers, leaves, fruit and nuts to enjoy at Chiltern Forage Farm as well as the first
My garden scent
Visitors brush past the aromatic perennials and herbs which line the narrow path running down the garden. Creeping Rosemary, Lavender, compact Nepeta
My garden summer colour
Shrubs and perennials flower in shades of pinks and blues which shine out against green and silvery foliage. Shade or late sun
My garden colourful summer containers
Pelagoniums (Scented Geraniums) are the hardest working plants for garden containers. In much of the country they flower most of the year