Garden Talk: Deep Purple

Garden Talk: Deep Purple

Deep purple Flowers aren’t the only way of giving your garden colour and interest –plum coloured-foliage adds real drama, depth and contrast. Use in a few key areas with some sun, (it tend to blend into shady spots) to highlight brighter flowers. Here’s my pick of the...
Eight ways to go organic in the garden

Eight ways to go organic in the garden

It’s easy to panic and reach for a chemical spray at the first sight of greenfly or diseased plants. But there’s a more natural way. Here’s how: Encourage wildlife. Instead of using pesticides that will harm all insects good and bad – lure in the beneficial ones....
Garden Talk: Clematis crazy

Garden Talk: Clematis crazy

Clematis will cloak your fences in rich colour – and there’s one for every season. Here’s my pick of the best: Spring: Spring flowering clematis tend to have smallish flowers. First up in March are the evergreen C. armandii variety with long dark green leaves and a...