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Reflections On Nature
A mirror pool with the right planting, designed in conjunction with the house, brings the beauty of water into a small space
Rising To The Challenge
Designer Ann-Marie Powell has transformed a sloping rural front garden with terracing and a jostling jamboree of planting
Joys Of The Black Stuff
Pontefract was once a centre of liquorice cultivation. Now Robert and Heather Copley are growing it once more on their farm
Cosmos
New and recent introductions make colourful cosmos as brilliant in the garden as it is in the vase.
Romke Van De Kaa
The accidental gardener who worked at Great Dixter, ran a nursery with Piet Oudolf and is now one of the Netherlands’ most respected garden journalists
Final Fling
While at this time of year most of us are scrambling to buy and plant out bulbs for spring, Frank finds time to stop and marvel at the beauty of autumn bulbs and corms
Flavour Of The Garden
Gravetye Manor in West Sussex is renowned for its glorious gardens, but in a wild orchard on the edge of the garden, head gardener Tom Coward is reintroducing a taste of the garden’s fruitful past
Species Pelargoniums
Species plants and primary hybrids have a delicacy that is far removed from the blowsy blooms normally associated with the Pelargonium genus
Will Smithson
An epiphany in New Zealand led to a career change for former recruitment consultant Will Smithson. He’s now head gardener at South Wood Farm, designed by Arne Maynard
Paul Barney
The owner of the deliciously surprising Edulis Nursery on his bohemian childhood, following in Gerald Durrell’s footsteps and the ferry journey that changed his life
Gardens Of Hope
Far from being temporary, refugee camps can provide accommodation for displaced people for many years. Gardens bring stability, beauty and dignity.
Hedges
Domestic hedges are more than just dividing lines; they can be ornamental in their own right. James Alexander-Sinclair considers the options, depending on your taste and situation
Tender Loving Care
Even as winter prepares to loosen its grip, Frank finds himself worrying about the tender plants that might not survive its final blast
A Nod To The Irish
Coosheen on the south coast of Ireland is a Mecca for snowdrop fans with a collection that emphasises the Irish cultivars
Lord Howick
Searching for wild tree species to include in the arboretum at his ancestral home, has taken Charlie Howick on adventures around the world
In At The Deep End
Fitting a swimming pool into a triangular plot, with a brief to lose all the angles, presented garden designer Bart Hoes with a challenge.
To Gaze On Beauty
With a brief to bring in the landscape, Tom de Witte and Corrine Lecluyse have designed a garden without boundaries at the home of a former music producer in the Lot region of France.
Pastures New
Nothing beats the romance of a beautiful meadow, as countless poets, scriptwriters and even chocolate manufacturers will testify. But it’s notoriously difficult to create one yourself.
Marginal Benefits
A new books turns Frank’s ideas on turf fertility upside down. Could now be the time to rethink his plans on how to breathe life back into his neglected borders?
Danny Wilcockson
Working at Trentham with its combination of heritage ‘Capability’ Brown landscape and Piet Oudolf’s contemporary planting gives Danny a varied day-to-day challenge
Natalie Chivers
She’s passionate about planting and a champion for thriftiness but Natalie, who’s currently curator at Treborth Botanic Garden, laments the loss of botany courses from our universities.
Jennifer Trehane
Having run both the UK’s leading camellia nursery and Britain’s first commercial blueberry farm, this indefatigable enquirer is still travelling the world, seeking to learn yet more.
Tree Of Life
In the last of his occasional series on gardens, nature and serendipity, the writer and broadcaster Richard Mabey reflects on how all life, from simple slime mould to riotous grandchildren, has a role to play in the improvised drama of his Norfolk garden
Growing In Harmony
Renowned nurseryman Jan Spruyt specialises in perennial plants for form and texture, but in his latest project for a private garden he’s created a kaleidoscope of colour
Rock Revival
From a perfectly executed slice of landscape to the contrast between big rocks and small alpine plants, James Alexander-Sinclair delights in rockeries
Wild At Heart
This Long Island garden in New York State, with its mix of wild and precise planting, challenges established ideas about plant hardiness
Miranda Janatka
Working as botanical collections horticulturist in Kew’s Tropical Nursery means that Miranda gets to care for one of the most diverse plant collections in the world
Lisa Delplace
The principal and CEO of US landscape design company Oehme, van Sweden on pragmatism in gardening and how the OvS spirit continues to flourish in the 21st century
Pines And Needles
A small nursery outside Herstmonceux in East Sussex provides a thrilling introduction to the varied world of conifers – and much more besides
Time To Stand And Stare
On winter walks Frank finds himself looking at ash trees with fresh eyes, now that time could be running out for these stately natives