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5 Tips for Shady Gardens

Eleanor Clarke GARDEN DESIGN 5 Tips for Shady Gardens Shade is a challenge we’re familiar with as Londoners, where gardens can be small and overlooked. They can often be closed…

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…

5 Plants for Winter Bee Food

Eleanor Clarke ENVIRONMENT 5 Plants for Winter Bee Food The UK is home to around 250 different species of bee. While some have an annual lifecyle, plenty are active in…

Cosmos White

A true summer showstopper, Cosmos White is beloved for its delicate, feathery foliage and crisp white daisy-like flowers that seem to float on slender stems. It brings an elegant softness…

Sweetpea Spencer Mix

A true cottage garden classic, the Sweetpea ‘Spencer Mix’ brings a joyful riot of colour and delicious scent to any South London garden or balcony. With ruffled blooms in rich…

Magnolia Grandiflora

A bold, architectural evergreen with huge, glossy leaves and spectacular creamy-white flowers, Magnolia grandiflora is a true statement plant. Its large, citrus-scented blooms appear through summer and early autumn, making…

Viburnum Tinus

Reliable, evergreen, and quietly elegant, Viburnum tinus is a true all-rounder for South London gardens. With deep green foliage, clusters of pink buds opening to white flowers from autumn through…

Choisya Ternata Brica

Choisya ternata Brica, or Golden Mexican Orange Blossom, is an attractive, medium-sized, bushy, free-flowering, evergreen shrub with highly decorative, glossy, lime-yellow, ternate leaves. The clusters of lovely, sweetly scented, star-shaped,…

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