It’s always important for us to wish Country Gardner readers a Happy New Year but there’s an obvious special significance to everything this year. Spring looks as if it may finally bring hope from the…
Research has highlighted something we probably all knew – that since World War II gardening has changed almost beyond recognition. Vivienne Lewis explores the biggest of those changes and the im…
The garden undergoes a lot of change as we head deeper into winter, as its colours begin to fade and gardening tasks become less demanding than in late summer. There’s however plenty to get on with to prepare for next year, and there’s still much produce to savour and enjoy. 1. Make improving your soil a priority Perhaps the best …
Alliums are hugely popular for their wonderful displays of early summer flowers and now the number of cultivars has expanded…
Magnolias and their astonishing goblet or star-shaped flowers are perhaps the oldest genus in the world and of course the ad…
Spring gardens throughout the county are about to burst into colour but at one stage they were a plant too labour intensive …
Arum lilies make striking architectural plants with large, glossy foliage which, in late spring and early summer, is jo…
Now winter is seriously with us many gardeners feel a familiar emptiness creeping in. …
