Beautiful winning gardens from the SGD awards: in pics

The winning gardens in the Society of Garden Designers’ annual competition
have been unveiled. The Grand Award went to Ian Smith for this garden at
Millwater, Surrey. The judges said the garden “achieves one of the most
difficult goals in garden design; it really feels as if...
Beautiful winning gardens from the SGD awards: in pics

How to make the most of the Big Garden Birdwatch

Obviously there are no birds anywhere to be seen. Ben and Gemma, the lovely people from the RSPB, sit beside me and we all gaze hopefully out of my living room window, waiting. “This always happens,” says Gemma. “Every single time.”
Ben Andrew is one of the RSPB’s...
How to make the most of the Big Garden Birdwatch

How to create snowdrop heaven in your garden

Galanthophile Val Bourne with her snowdrops Photo: Christopher Jones








It’s an early snowdrop
season this year, thanks to the mild weather – although this may be
checked again by the recent cold snap. But early is bad news for me as I am
...
How to create snowdrop heaven in your garden

Ask Alys: your gardening questions answered

I’d like window boxes on the ledges of my house, which faces east. Can you recommend plants that attract bees, and what soil to use?I learned the hard way that window boxes need to be secured in place: an internet search for window box brackets will give you everything from the ornamental...
Ask Alys: your gardening questions answered

Gardens: the January checklist | Dan Pearson

Water during winter
Breaking ice to allow oxygen to get to fish is never a good idea. Instead, keep a rubber ball on the surface of your pond that can be easily removed to allow a window in the ice which can be tapped by birds during the day.
Newly planted evergreens will be vulnerable to drying...
Gardens: the January checklist | Dan Pearson

Chelsea 2015: three cheers for Prince Harry

Designer Matt Keightley’s garden for Prince Harry’s charity, Sentebale Photo: RHS








Yesterday, at its grand unveiling of Chelsea
Flower Show 2015, the RHS
confirmed that there will be 15 show gardens. Also, that historic
anniversaries will...
Chelsea 2015: three cheers for Prince Harry