Four seasons in one windowbox
A lot of plants are stuffed into this window box – two ivies, four skimmias, three standard olives, several violas and about 10 tulips. It’s more than most people would … Read more
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Doing the Lambeth walk
The walk from Lambeth North tube to the Garden Museum isn’t the most scenic (it’s better to walk from Westminster, and enjoy the view of the river and Houses of … Read more
Evergreens
In some contexts, evergreen box and ivy – and nothing else – would look a bit uninteresting/unimaginative. But against this very distinctive cream and black tiled background, it looks perfect. … Read more
Winter pots
Ever since I set myself the challenge of only featuring winter pots that don’t feature all the usual suspects such as ivy, skimmias, pansies, cyclamen and so on, output … Read more
Winter bedding
I find this pot a bit depressing. It’s perfectly nice and everything, but the sight of it makes my heart sink a little. Let me explain. This container contains all … Read more