Win ‘American Gardens’ By Monty Don and Derry Moore

Join us this July as we celebrate the 2-for-1 Gardens that feature in films and TV. Enjoy a day out at any of these famed gardens and landscapes, while making savings with your 2-for-1 Gardens card.

By Brooke Ressell

One of my favorite garden gifts to eat during the cold season is winter squash.Easily stored in a root cellar or colder

This article is part of our new 8-week, limited edition newsletter series, The Low-Water Gardening Guide, where we’ll walk you through what it takes to create a sustainable garden, from swapping in the appropriate plants to new irrigation methods to the tools you’ll need and more. Sign up here to get each installment straight to your inbox.

Adding a water feature to the garden can be so exciting—not only do the dulcet tones of running water act like your own personal Calm app, but also the water helps pollinators, birds, and even bobcats who need a cool drink on a hot day.   

With the help of these Really Clever Window Herb Garden Ideas for City Gardeners, you will be able to grow organic supplies for your kitchen, that too in a tiny space, for fresh and flavorful taste in cuisines!

Laurus Nobilis Standard Bay Tree, tender?

London Pride, I didn’t buy it or plant it, the truth is, it was (handed down to me)

Dahlias are beautiful and vibrant flowers that add a bold splash of color to any garden or floral arrangement. Out of all the colors, red stands out the best! Let’s have a look at the Best Red Dahlia Varieties for the Garden!

What do I Have in Common with Monty Don & Sarah Raven? We are all devotees of the Japanese style workwear made by Kiraku Clothing – Monty’s blue denim jacket and Sarah’s tunic are both made by Kiraku who have now branched out as The Garden Clothing Company and have a stand at the Hampton Court Flower Show. If you aspire to looking stylish when you garden (at least some of the time) but need something durable – these are the clothes for you – and me.

The Great British Garden Revival Fingers crossed the new 10 part series coming to BBC2 should be  a treat to watch, with horticultural luminaries that include Monty Don, Carole Klein, Chris Beardshaw and Alys Fowler aiming to encourage the entire nation to get involved in gardening. In each episode, two presenters will focus on an endangered aspect of gardens which they feel passionately about and offer hands-on, practical advice to viewers on how they can restore and look after their own gardens. The series will feature episodes on cottage gardens, herbaceous borders, cut flowers, roof gardens, topiary, ornamental bedding, ponds and water features, fruit trees and kitchen gardens.

There are good days – and there are really special days. I’ve just had a really special day at Kew Gardens. It was a day that featured (in different ways) David Attenborough, Charles Darwin, the explorer David Livingstone, a ‘Suicide Palm’ and the world’s smallest waterlily. I’d been invi