Beth Chatto Style Garden
Beth Chatto Style Gravel Garden: Plant List & Layout A gravel garden inspired by Beth Chatto’s famous Essex garden offers colour, texture and resilience, even in dry summers. By using the principle of ‘right...
Author: GardenAdvice
Your Own Private One-Day Gardening Course
At GardenAdvice we believe the best way to learn gardening is in your own garden. Our GardenAdvice one-day gardening course is designed to give you the skills, confidence and a tailored plan...
Growing more fruit in a changing climate
Expanding Fruit Choices in UK Gardens as the Climate Warms In recent years, the GardenAdvice team has noticed something exciting – climate change in the UK is allowing gardeners to grow a much wider...
Our Favourite Bulbs for Autumn Planting
Crocus bulb flowers Here’s how to create a succession of spring colours by choosing bulbs that flower from late winter through late spring. Early Spring Colour (February – March) Mid-Spring Colour (March – April)...
From Design to Daily Joy
Helping New Garden Owners Thrive: Amma’s Central London Garden Journey with GardenAdvice At GardenAdvice, we’re often called in to support new garden owners like Amma, who recently had a beautiful garden created in central...
How to Create a Cottage Garden Look from Seed
A traditional cottage garden look is charming, relaxed, and full of soft colour and texture. Even if your cottage or home is directly on the road, or you only have a small front garden,...
Soft Screening Between Two Houses
Roses on Poles and Rope Pleached Hedge Objective Patio Trellis Installation Tree and Shrub Planting Near Trellis Garden Beds for Informal Structure Lawn Division – Informal Barrier Options Seating Areas and Screening
Home Office Garden Integration – Design Notes
Garden Integration Concept Hard Landscaping Planting Strategy Construction & Materials Cost-Effective Structure Design Alternative Structures Utilities & Comfort Heating and Cooling
Coco Coir Compost vs. John Innes Composts
Background – Why Potting Media Recipes Have Changed John Innes compost is not a brand but a set of soil-based compost recipes developed in the 1930s at the John Innes Horticultural Institution. These mixes,...
Preparing for winter colour in the garden
Whitch hazel flower Fragrance in the Cold: Winter‑Flowering & Scented Plants for UK Gardens (November – March) Winter in Britain doesn’t have to be a horticultural hibernation. With a well‑chosen palette of bulbs, perennials and shrubs,...
