“Garden Maintenance” is such an over-used term, and I admit, I use it myself. But when I stop to think about it, it doesn’t really make any sense. Maintenance suggests keeping something as is, upholding the status quo. But rarely do gardens stay still. And neither should they in my opinion. They’re not museum exhibits, it’s their growth and evolution that makes them special. I suppose those achingly modern outdoor spaces with ice-white patios and plastic grass might be an exc

Before I became a gardener I worked for several charities and organisations for older people, including Age UK and Independent Age. A...

Most of my client’s are over 75. A fair few are over 80 and one is in her 90’s. They’re all still active to varying degrees, and employ...

Moving house is one of life’s most stressful events and leaving a garden can be just as heartbreaking as leaving the house itself. For...

If your garden seems a little weary this year, it’s not your imagination. The unusually sunny, dry Spring and now Summer, has definitely...

If you’re putting up the Christmas decorations this weekend give a thought to some of the plants that regularly adorn our houses at this...

For centuries plants have played a significant role in myths and folklore, here are 3 plants with dark histories intertwined with...