The Secret Garden
That notion of secrecy, mystery and enclosure is still, for me, a vital ingredient of my ideal garden. In larger gardens it is relatively easy to create an air of intrigue, [...]
Gardens
Gardening advice from local gardening businesses as featured in the North London local magazines: Muswell Flyer – Highgate Handbook – Crouch End Connection
Gardens to Visit in aid of National Garden Scheme Charities.
With the Garden Visiting Season, an English tradition going back to Jane Austen’s days, why not join in the fun and enjoy a peek behind the walls of some special local [...]
A Thing of Beauty
A front garden can be a thing of beauty. Not just a drab area of concrete with bins right in front of your house. It can be an eye-catching place full of plants and shrubs [...]
Ask Alfie – May
Q. I am a Prince fanatic and in tribute to the legend I think some purple plants are in order. Foliage or flowers for a typical town garden, not very sunny, nasty London [...]
Gardens to Visit in aid of National Garden Scheme Charities
June openings: Sun 4th June 55 Dukes Avenue N10 2-6pm NEW for 2017. Photographer’s well designed town garden beautifully planted .Photographic [...]
Difficult Sites
In London, most of us have a small outdoor space that is less than ideal! Neighbouring buildings, boundary fences and walls, trees and hedges, often outside our control, [...]
Spring is in the air! Is your garden ready?
The snowdrops are out, together with the winter aconites, and other Spring bulbs are bursting through the soil. Now is a very good time, on one of those sunny though still [...]
Ask Alfie: January 2017
I’m planning to grow some vegetables this year, but would like them to look good in the garden as well as taste good. Any suggestions? Yes, perhaps it’s fair to say that [...]
Ask Alfie – September 2016
Q.Why have my 2 blueberry bushes only given me 10 berries between them when my uncle’s single bush has fed almost all of Church Stretton?! A.To answer your question I [...]
Your garden style – Seasonal thoughts from Planting Gems
A well thought-out, carefully planted garden should reflect a style. Whether your preference is for clashing colours, or for cool, calm shades of green [...]