How to grow your own fruit, veg & herbs in small spaces
For spring and summer this year, we’ll be regularly posting tips and advice on everything from grow your own to garden projects that will occupy youngsters. In these unprecedented and stressful times, hopefully it helps [...]
A Thorny Issue
Pruning roses is a prickly subject for some but it’s not that tricky, as long as you identify which particular species you’ve got, as this is the key. Pruning should take place over the coming [...]
Snow Business!
Spring’s just around the corner – the snowdrops are about to bloom. There are many different varieties of these beautiful little flowers available. Some varieties are so rare they can go for £50 pounds a [...]
Family-friendly gardens
With use in mind flexibility and adaptability are key in the family friendly garden. Creating a garden with a specific age group in mind is expensive. One year the children are playing with Thomas [...]
RHS How to Plant a Garden – Republished & repackaged!
Matt's latest book for The Royal Horticultural Society: 'RHS How to Plant a Garden' is being republished. The new look book will be on the shelves on 14th November 2019. You can pre-order your copy [...]
Garden Design Talk at The Poly, Falmouth
Thanks so much to everyone who came to Matt's garden design talk on How to Plant a Garden at The Poly in Falmouth last Thursday evening. We have received some great feedback at the [...]
To lawn or not to lawn
September is the time to think about a new lawn, renovating an existing one or doing spot repairs on worn out goalmouths. But could you go without? A lawn might be child friendly, somewhere [...]
Top-Ten Ways to Create a Natural Garden
Natural gardening: It’s not about growing weeds. And it’s not just about ‘going organic’ either. Rather, natural gardening can be simply expressed as gardening and garden making in tune with nature. Gardens billowing with [...]
Planning a New Garden
Planning a new garden, especially a complete redesign, can be both an exciting and daunting task. It is important to get off on the right foot. The brief Establishing a brief for the project [...]
Gravel Garden Design
The Crunch Factor Made popular by the late Beth Chatto in particular, growing in gravel is cheap, and perfect for gardeners struggling with poor, dry soil. Once plants are established it’s a low maintenance [...]