Simple steps to increase biodiversity in your garden this spring, supporting pollinators, improving resilience, and creating a more natural, beautiful outdoor space.
All gardens require some care and attention. There is no such thing as a maintenance-free garden. It’s often a big concern for many of you – “If I invest in a great garden, how do I keep it looking that way?”. This particularly resonates if you lead a busy life, perhaps juggling family too.
Entrances can be deceiving. This one was unassuming – a track discreetly marked on the road with a simple vertical steel sign.
Smiling faces greeted us as we piled out of the car and into another world… a garden like none I’d encountered. Hello Hilldrop.
After the heady days of summer, a new season is an ideal time to consider a new project, aim or challenge. Holidays give us the chance to reflect and, despite colder days ahead, now is a great time to look at changes to your garden. Our houses get more attention,...
As August kicks in we’re taking a moment to stop and smell the coffee, coastal air, bougainvillea, roses…. Wherever we find ourselves in August, we always find the less familiar sights, sounds and aromas find a way to seep into our subconscious and start to...
‘Living in Sync’ Garden – BBCGWL 2017 Plant List Perennials Alchemilla mollisCentranthus ruber red valerianCirsium rivulare ‘Atropurpureum’Erigeron KarvinskianusEuphorbia cyparissias ‘Fens Ruby’Geranium x oxonianum ‘A.T. Johnson’Geranium ‘Brookside’Hypericum...
We’re making the final tweaks to our latest project – a beautiful bespoke Hampshire home where old and new materials have been carefully combined to dramatic effect. We chose these Atelier Vierkant pots, handmade in Belgium to frame and add impact to the entrance...
If you go down the woods today… Yes this is what you’ll find – four crazed individuals stuffing giant bug boxes made from recycled pallets with old leaves, fir cones, logs in fact anything that bugs love to live in. Why? Well back in Nov 2016 Outside were asked...
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Simple steps you can take to support wildlife Spring has sprung. Bees begin to emerge, birds start nesting, and the first flowers offer much-needed food after winter. Spring is the moment when our gardens quietly come back to life. With a few thoughtful changes, any...
Too busy with no time to care for your garden? All gardens require some care and attention. There is no such thing as a maintenance-free garden. It’s often a big concern for many of you – “If I invest in a great garden, how do I keep it looking that way?”. This...