iPlantsmanApr 25, 20216 min‘Peonies’ by Claire Austin - Book Review April 2021A book review on Claire Austin’s 2021 book ‘Peonies’
iPlantsmanOct 22, 20201 minAward ShortlistingI am delighted to have been shortlisted for the Garden Media Guild’s Alan Titchmarsh New Talent Award.
iPlantsmanAug 22, 20203 minWhat I’ve Learned Series - Top Tip - Troublesome Plants & MaintenanceMaintenance is an obsession for many, but usually in avoiding it. Pick your battles and plan your work, saving it for plants you love.
iPlantsmanAug 9, 20202 minThought for today - Blog Post 09/08/2020 Late Season InterestThe value of Seedheads, fruit, winter stems & the beauty of decaying plant material should never be underestimated or ignored when designing
iPlantsmanJul 29, 20202 minWhat I’ve Learned Series - Top Tip - CeanothusOne important thing that I have learned about Ceanothus and a plan to overcome this problem.
iPlantsmanJul 21, 20201 minRHS Tatton Flower Show 2020 - #tattonathomeA short video to celebrate RHS Tatton Park in #tattonathome. we can’t be there in person this year, but we can remember former glories.
iPlantsmanJul 20, 20201 minThought for today - Blog Post 20/07/2020 TwilightTwilight Sunlight in July as a magical thing, breathing new life into plants for the briefest of moments.
iPlantsmanJul 19, 20201 minThought for today - Blog Post 19/07/2020 Foliage and RainRain impacts on the appearance of plant foliage. Consider it when designing with plants.
iPlantsmanJun 30, 20203 minThought for today - Blog Post 30/06/2020 Weather patterns & RainA though on Weather Patterns and the value of rain and how we often become over confident that rain is enough to establish plants.
iPlantsmanJun 26, 20206 minThought for today - Blog Post 26/06/2020 Roots - The Full PostA more complete thought on the value and risks of plant roots.
iPlantsmanJun 10, 20202 minThought for today - Blog Post 10.6.2020 Climate ChangeChanging weather patterns make it hard for us to garden knowingly.
iPlantsmanJun 7, 20203 minThought for today - Blog Post 7.6.2020 RegretRegret over food standards dropping with low quality imports being allowed soon and not owning chickens!
iPlantsmanMay 27, 20202 minThought for today - Blog Post 27/05/2020 GYOGrow Your Own, eat and drink it. The best you’ll ever eat, but think differently about what to plant.
iPlantsmanMay 26, 20202 minThought for today - Blog Post 26/05/2020 Happy accidents I’m a lazy gardener. I hate weeding and always have. I now pretend that this is because I am experimenting with wildflowers and selfseeded
iPlantsmanMay 25, 20202 minThought for today - Blog Post 25/05/2020 Garden GamesFinding the balance between your perfect garden and one that suits your kids can be difficult!
iPlantsmanMay 22, 20201 minThought for today - Blog Post 22/05/2020Looking out of my office window I have had the long, new stems of a white-flowered Buddleja davidii that I bred a few years ago whip backwar
iPlantsmanMay 11, 20207 minA beginner's guide to understanding Botanical Latin - ColoursA beginner's guide to Botanical Latin, especially focusing on Colour.
iPlantsmanMay 6, 20202 minAlternative Plant of the Moment - Early May 2020With all the wonderful plants looking good at the moment, let us not forget the value of plants grown primarily for their foliage.
iPlantsmanApr 23, 20204 minThe Value of Fungithere are many fungi species that greatly strengthen plants, forming symbiotic relationships with them to aid root development...