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A DRY TOPIC? | How to water your garden

Bright sunshine, beach weather and long balmy nights sitting outside – it's a summer right out of a picture book. As lovely as it all is...

AGEING FLOWER POTS | Terracotta with a sprinkling of Homemade Patina

What an utterly lovely new flower pot: beautifully clean, orange, smooth – and sterile. Is that really what we want in a cottage garden?...

AUTUMNAL HAPPINESS | Or 10 perfect reasons to fall in love with fall

It grows each year: my love for fall. Not to go too dark on you here but it shows us that life is somewhat fleeting. Autumn's arrival can...

110,000 EURO FOR ONE TULIP | The tale of Tulip Mania

Once upon a time… Isn’t that how all good fairy tales start? Only this one isn’t fiction but actually happened all the way back in the...

COOL KIDS | When the going gets tough, the tough get going

Have you heard of cool flowers? They're hardy annuals that can already be sown in the fall (autumn) or very early spring. Find out more?

THE JOY OF UNAPOLOGETIC SIMPLICITY

I imagine most people think of France as a modern country with all the amenities one has come to expect. Is that true of everywhere in...

40 PLANTS THAT SLUGS & SNAILS WILL LEAVE WELL ALONE

I’ll never quite understand the purpose of slugs and snails. What was evolution thinking! The gastronomically-savvy French probably have...

THE CHELSEA CHOP | Bring those plants in line

Ladies and gentlemen: it’s time. Time for the Chelsea Chop. It’s the English gardener’s miracle cure, the secret to a long flowering...

COPIOUS COSMOS | Make your summertime garden sing

If you're looking for flowers that will bring you joy all summer long, are easy to grow and turn your garden into a sea of blooms, it’s...

DELIGHTFUL DAHLIAS | A sea of color for your garden

It’s confession time! I never used to like dahlias. I felt they were somewhat old-fashioned and a bit ‘stuffy’. Fast forward a while, and...

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