Chelsea Gold Medal 2013 | BBC Gardener of the Decade 2008 | BBC Gardener of the Year 1999

How much for one snowdrop?

It is the third day of 2018; something stirs in the plunge beds at Avon Bulbs…

The first seeds on the windowsill

It’s the day after Boxing Day and the turkey is in tatters.

It is the time of year when bright colour drains out of the landscape and the garden.

I shouldn’t wonder if this October will turn out to be one of the warmest on record.

It is not too late to plant bulbs. Actually, tulips prefer to be planted late.

When I was a child, my family holidayed in the west of Scotland 14 years in succession.

As the freshness of early summer has matured, there can be a feeling of heaviness in the late summer garden.

July is one of the nicest months for a little garden maintenance.

Whenever there is a poll on Britain’s favourite garden flower, the rose is often voted as the best loved.