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The Northern Star feature garden aims to showcase 5 very different and diverse community gardens in one stunning garden design. The RHS and BBC asked me earlier this year to be the designer of this challenging brief. To help showcase the best of northern gardens in one show garden to help encourage new gardeners. No […]

When it comes to designing a garden, you can feel overwhelmed, stuck or lost in choice. This is where a reputable Garden Designer can save you time, money and frustration in creating the garden of your dreams! This guide will take you through the process of using a garden designer or, if you’re a new […]

Updated March 2026: So you’ve got your ticket in hand for the Chelsea Flower Show and are giddy with excitement. You can’t wait to see what’s on offer. This complete beginner’s guide covers everything from the show’s history and how to buy tickets, to insider tips from someone who has actually exhibited there. Let me […]

Plant food and fertilizer can be somewhat confusing if you’re new to gardening or even an expert gardener. With the multiple different types of fertilizer, from shop-bought to homemade plant foods, it can be tricky working out what to feed which plant, when to feed and by how much. Often, so many gardeners just feed […]

Herbs are a wonderful part of any container, kitchen or aromatic garden. Offering delicious scents in the garden and edible plants used for culinary, medicinal, and aromatherapy purposes. These easy-to-grow plants are a great starting point for any new gardener, which is why there’s been a rise in the number of people growing herbs here […]

Compost is the life force of many gardens. Whether buying it in bags from the garden centre (hopefully peat-free) or making your own with composting bins, this black gold is a multi-purpose wonder feed for the garden. However, most gardeners I speak to don’t know what to do with compost once it’s finished feeding your […]

It can feel daunting and uninspiring to try and garden in the winter, especially if you are a beginner or have just bought your first garden. Knowing how and where to start gardening can be enough to put you off from even trying. If you’re thinking of just waiting to see what pops up in […]

If you’re considering starting a meadow, no-mow zone in your lawn or mini meadow in your garden, the yellow rattle is a vital plant ally you need to grow! This plant will help reduce the competition and vigour from native lawn grasses, enabling plants to flourish that otherwise would be overshadowed in the garden. So […]

Planting Allium bulbs in your back gardens, flower beds, containers, or balcony gardens is a great way to add some early summer drama to your planting schemes and also help out the bees. These bright purple flowers stand tall and strong in our flower beds, often acting as a focal point in our gardens. When […]

I get a lot of emails and comments from new gardeners who really want to garden but have no clue where to start. They don’t know what they’re doing and panic that they will mess it up! This is known as the fear of failure in gardening. So, I thought it was about time we […]