Plant Care with Willow
Tech meets Houseplant! No, I am not a bad person, but I am a periodic killer. OK, only of house plants, but I need support...
Grow Your Own Drugs by James Wong – review
This review is going to capture the attention of my readers. The title, Grow Your Own Drugs, will have you wondering if I should be removing...
Barnsdale Gardens
A Christmas cracker of a treat for garden lovers this December. At Barnsdale Gardens all of the 38 individually designed gardens come into their own...
The Joy of Exploring Gardens
60 Travel Experiences to Uplift and Inspire. Well, summer is over. Halloween is almost upon us and then it’s Christmas. Now is the season to...
Barnsdale Gardens
The legacy of Geoff Hamilton Barnsdale Gardens in Rutland, in the East Midlands, has been enthralling garden fans since 1983, when Geoff Hamilton, the much-loved...
The Vegan Gardener
Using vegan-organic techniques for a planet-friendly, wildlife-abundant, beautiful and productive garden. It’s been a strange few years, but these taxing times have offered new opportunities...
The Botany of Shakespeare Comes To The ‘Urban Tree Festival’
The Illustrated Botanical Shakespeare Gerit Quealy, the author of the best selling illustrated compendium, ‘Botanical Shakespeare’ will be bringing a taste of the Bard and...
Burpee Cucumber ‘Prolific’ and Curry
Cucumber ‘Prolific’ (sometimes also known as ‘Brocade’) A fascinating and useful cucurbit originating in South East Asia. It is a versatile variety known locally as...
Burpee – Grow Your Own Picnic
It is that time of year when we are all enjoying the great outdoors, which must mean tucking in to picnics with gusto too …...
Seeds Garden Kit from Kikkerland
It’s been a strange year and Christmas will likely continue in the same vein. But these times have given us the chance to re-evaluate our...
Ideal Outdoor Creations for Staycations
The team at Jack Dunckley know how important it is to get away on a relaxing holiday and we all probably need this now more...
Grow Fruit & Vegetables in Pots: Planting Advice & Recipes from Great Dixter
We live in strange times and just now gardens are more important than ever. Grow Fruit & Vegetables in Pots: Planting Advice & Recipes from...
Courgette, Red Pepper & Feta Muffins
Courgette and Peppers to Tickle the Taste Buds from Burpee Seeds Europe Not only does growing your own bring you a sense of achievement and...
A Phoenician Kitchen Garden – travel review
In truth this isn’t an ancient plot cultivated and tended by legendary Mediterranean traders, but the land does belong to the celebrated Hotel Phoenicia in...
New Urban Farmer by Celia Brooks Brown – review
The title might conjure images of cows grazing in Hyde Park or pigs on Richmond Green. But this particular urban farmer is cultivating an allotment...
The Cook’s Herb Garden by Jeff Cox – review
There is so much talk these days about healthy eating and home cooking. We are told to guard against waste and to use what we...
Forgotten Fruits by Christopher Stocks – review
This is a lovely book to snuggle up with on these long winter evenings. Forgotten Fruits has a beautiful cover and the feel of an...
The Ultimate Garden Designer by Tim Newbury – review
The “ultimate” anything has got to be good. What would this Garden Designer variety have to offer? It needed to be a comprehensive tome covering...
Fork to Fork by Monty Don and Sarah Don – review
This is the revised edition of the original Fork to Fork of a decade ago. A few things have changed on the home-growing front in those...
Jekka’s Complete Herb Book by Jekka McVicar – review
This magnificent volume has already sold over half a million copies. Hardly seems like Jekka’s Complete Herb Book needs another promotion but I guess there...