Find out how to grow camellias in your garden, for hardy, bright flowers in winter. Updated 04/02/25 Call in the spring with camellias. These hardy shrubs have glossy evergreen leaves and romantic floral displays that herald the end of winter. Camellias burst into flower in February, just as the rest of the garden is [...]

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December may seem like a month of rest. Look closely and you’ll find fragrance, colour, texture, and structure thriving in the cold this December 2025. From small trees glowing in low winter light to perennials pushing brave blooms through frost, the garden still has stars. These ten standout plants bring beauty and interest to [...]

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It’s December, a time of the year when many plants have finished flowering and deciduous shrubs and trees have dropped their leaves. This leaves dark brown silhouettes highlighted against the winter skies.  Fortunately, it’s also a time when many winter flowering shrubs start showing their pretty flowers from ground to eye level and [...]

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Along with its infamous showers, April is a wonderful time for striking colour in the garden. Find out my top ten plants for April gardens here:  1. Erythronium revolutum 'Knightshayes Pink' (Fawn Lily) A very pretty pink flowered Erythronium which attracts pollinating insects and has attractive green and maroon mottled [...]

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Although the December garden has largely gone to sleep for the year there are ways to bring it to life. And one of those is to plant shrubs with scented flowers into pots and containers. This means you can have a delightful scent by the front door or pathways leading to the [...]

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As Brits, we love a brew. But where did it all start? Well, the British East India Company had a monopoly over the tea industry in England in the seventeenth century and our love for tea grew from there. You might even say that the tea plant is the most popular plant on the [...]

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The leaves are turning, there’s a chill in the air and there are signs emerging that Autumn is well and truly unfurling. So, let your garden erupt with rich reds and luscious greens with these colourful cultivars. Read on to unearth my top three plants for outstanding October colour. [...]

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