Planting ideas
Coronilla – best for winter scent
I love plants that flower in the winter, especially as so many of them have wonderful scent – and one of the best, but least known, is Coronilla valentina glauca. Producing clusters of small, pea-like flowers this shrubby plant is covered with bloom, usually from October to around March in my garden. And in some years it seems to .....
Coronilla – best for winter scent
I love plants that flower in the winter, especially as so many of them have wonderful scent – and one of the best, but least known, is Coronilla valentina glauca. Producing clusters of small, pea-like flowers this shrubby plant is covered with bloom, usually from October to around March in my garden. And in some years it seems to .....
Other seasonal plants to grow at home…
Take inspiration from some of the plants which David grows in his own house and garden.
What flowers to grow for bees in early spring
In cold winter weather most bees are at their least active, but it is important to plant flowers that .....
What to plant for instant spring colour
Spring is a great time of year for accessing the gaps in your borders and doing some instant colour .....
Calathea ‘Network’ – easy to grow houseplants
While I have grown lots of plants indoors in my time, I'd never grown what I now think is .....
Snowdrops – essentials for the winter garden
I love this time of year. Dark, cold days, punctuated by bursts of feeble winter sunshine, when the gems .....
Easy gooseberries for bumper crops
To my mind, everyone needs to plant a gooseberry in their garden to ensure a delicious crop of fruit .....
Snake’s head fritillaries – great for bees
These classy bulbs deserve a place in everyone's garden, whether naturalised in grass, planted in a border or grown .....
Aprium ‘Cot ‘n’ Candy’ – great tree for small gardens
In the hunt to find trees suitable for small gardens, we often overlook the benefits of planting fruit. Not .....
Pulmonarias – perfect for sun or shade
Some of the most beautiful spring-flowering plants that grow well both in sun and shade are forms of pulmonaria. .....
