Love-in-a-mist, or Nigella, are lovely plants with a magical appearance worth adding to your garden. Find out everything you need to know to grow them successfully in your garden. Plant Biography BOTANICAL NAME Nigella, Nigella damascena COMMON NAME It has a number of different common names, valerian, all-heal, cat’s [...]

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Valerian brings joy to the garden with its sweetly scented flowers that attract many different pollinating insects. It has a long history of medicinal use to treat headaches, digestive issues and nervousness. It’s said to have powerful, calming properties which help promote sleep. Therefore, making it a popular choice for people looking for [...]

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Spring is a great time of year to plan changes to the garden as the soil is just starting to warm up. This makes it the perfect time to create new flower borders or add new plants to existing ones. Colour in a garden creates a wonderfully uplifting effect. And making a themed [...]

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If you have a modern home, or it has modern additions, you might want to carry that into the garden. You can incorporate a contemporary planting scheme to link the garden with the house. This is one of my favourite garden styles, an easy and adaptable design to do at home. What [...]

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