Eleanor Clarke GARDENING Step-by-Step Seed Sowing + 10 Seeds for Beginners For many of us, our first foray into seed sowing was mustard and cress, grown on a piece of…

Eleanor Clarke ENVIRONMENT Tips for wildlife-friendly gardens & balconies Attracting wildlife into the garden, no matter how small the space, will bring joy as well as a helping hand with…

Eleanor Clarke OUTDOOR PLANTS Masterclass: Pruning Roses They’re the quintessential English garden flower, adored by poets, lovers, garden designers and beginner gardeners. Beautiful, colourful, scented, useful (there’s one pretty much…

Eleanor Clarke INDOOR & OUTDOOR GARDENING Quick Jobs for February Make the most of any sunny days to tidy up the garden a bit, bring in some colour and set…

Eleanor Clarke OUTDOOR PLANTS Be Inspired by Grasses Grasses are a brilliant group of plants, and so useful in the garden. We can’t get enough of them – both in…

Eleanor Clarke GARDEN DESIGN Be Inspired by Evergreens Evergreens are brilliant. They’re the shrubs, climbers and trees with foliage that’s green all year round – unlike most, which drop their…

Eleanor Clarke GARDENING February is a Great Time to Start Making Your Own Compost Good soil is one of the fundamentals of happy, healthy plants. Right up there with sunlight…

Eleanor Clarke GARDEN DESIGN January is a Great Time to Design Your Garden When the trees are stripped back to silhouettes and it’s all looking a bit bare, it’s the…