Roots By The Sea
Heidi walking to the shoreline with the "Three Islands" garden to her right It almost seems as if everything in Heid...
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Annual Flowers Aim to Please, by Dorian Winslow
You can't beat an annual plant for its desire to please the gardener. It has one season to live and it puts all of ...
You Say Clematis and I Say Clem-ah-tis, by Dorian...
'Jackmanii' cultivar, growing outside our screened porch, blooms around mid June. Clematis is a versatile vining p...
Willow: A Plant That Loves Water
One of the most widely known willows is pussy willow. The botanical name is Salix discolor and it’s native to Nort...
Allium: A Gardener's Best Friend
I have heard many a seasoned plant person say that if they had to choose only one plant to grow in their garden it ...
Growing and Cooking Asian Vegetables
We asked Wendy Kiang-Spray, accomplished gardener and cook, to share with our readers some of her wisdom about gro...
Propagating Plants: Go Forth And Multiply
One of the most satisfying parts of gardening for me is to take part in the miracle of plant propagation. It can be a...
Katie Lane On Plot 15C
Womanswork gloves and mug in Katie Lane's little purple potting shed, Hampshire England When Katie Lane writes on ...
Growing Bulbs Indoors!
Amaryllis blooming last winter in our kitchen Amaryllis and paperwhite bulbs blooming exuberantly around the house...
Catherine Horwood's London Rooftop
Five stories up, a rooftop garden is a retreat from the lively streets of London below. The L-shaped garden, full o...
Sarah Green's Walled Rose Garden
When Sarah Green and her husband Richard moved into their home 20 years ago, she brought roses from her previous ga...
Daisy Garnett Creates A London Garden
When Daisy Garnett and her husband moved into their London townhouse 10 years ago, the garden was overgrown with iv...