An Italian garden

An Italian garden

I’ve just returned from a wonderful holiday travelling around southern Italy. Whilst I was there I fitted in a trip to the island of Ischia and the stunning garden La Mortella up in the hills. It was owned by the British composer Sir William Walton and his Argentinean...
Top tips for great-looking summer flowers

Top tips for great-looking summer flowers

For many of us northern UK gardeners this summer has been disappointing, at least weather-wise. But you may have noticed that it doesn’t seem to have affected your flowering plants too much. This is because they respond to day length coupled with night-time...
How to Spruce Up Your Garden – Part 3

How to Spruce Up Your Garden – Part 3

In our final part on the series of designing and implementing a large garden in north Leeds we focus on the front and side gardens. There is a front pedestrian gate and path mainly used by visitors and the postman! The path was made of crazy paving and was uneven and...
How to Spruce Up Your Garden – Part 2

How to Spruce Up Your Garden – Part 2

This is the second blog post in our short series on the design and implementation of a large garden in North Leeds last year.  Today I am looking at the planting in the rear garden and giving you inspiration for your own outdoor space. Recycling plants This garden had...