by Kate Woodhead | May 5, 2022 | flowers, Garden Inspiration, Plants
Popular flowering plants for your herbaceous borders The plants I am going to explore are popular for good reason; they are colourful, easy to grow without much intervention and persist in their flowering year after year. Two of them are the backbone of many borders... 
by Funda Kemal | Apr 8, 2022 | Garden Inspiration
Green roofs, also known as living roofs, are simply roofs designed to grow plants on top of them. They are not just reserved for the likes of hobbit houses, as the excellent insulating properties of the combined plant and soil layers help retain a building’s heat in... 
by Sarah Johnson | Feb 16, 2022 | Garden Inspiration
This month I want to transport you away from the wet, dark winter days of the UK all the way to Madeira, the lush, green volcanic island 400 miles off the coast of Morocco. We all need a bit of sun on our faces and the longer, warmer days of sub-tropical Madeira... 
by Sarah Johnson | Jan 8, 2022 | Garden Inspiration, Gardens, Tips & Tricks
January is traditionally the month when we decide to make changes in our lives, take up a new sport, change unhealthy habits, get motivated (eek). This is all a bit high energy for me. So my blog this month is, instead, about things in the garden that you can stop... 
by Funda Kemal | Nov 24, 2021 | Environment, Garden Inspiration
Hello, I’m Funda Kemal, an architect and urban designer living and working in the beautiful city of Bath in Somerset. My passion is design for a healthy planet. I invite you to join me on a meander through three imaginative architectural projects. Each incorporate... 
by Kate Woodhead | Nov 12, 2021 | Garden Inspiration
I am in the midst of exciting planning for the spring, to make sure that I have a colourful and scent- filled few weeks at the beginning of the gardening year. I have been selecting my bulbs for planting in the garden and also in pots; you need to get them soon if you...