Some plants, once planted, will live long term in the garden, providing fabulous scent and flowers.
Wood Farm, Suffolk for The English Garden magazine
I visited the two distinct but well-matched gardens at Wood Farm, near Gipping in Suffolk, for this piece in The English Garden, June 2016.
Horkesley Hall, Essex in ‘The English Garden’ magazine
Horkesley Hall in Essex may be grand, but it is the setting for an informal family garden that suits its owner’s relaxed approach to gardening. Published in The English Garden, April 2016.
Get festive with herbs
Use your herbs creatively this Christmas to add their essence, presence and power to the festivities.
My mint article for Richard Jackson’s Garden website
Mint is an essential kitchen herb: it has an unforgettable fresh, clean taste, and will remind you of peppermints, chewing gum and toothpaste.
The Garden (RHS): Flavours and aromas – Coriander and Dill
Coriander and dill are easy-to-grow herbs that can be raised both for attractive, tasty leaves and for seeds. Now, following a recent RHS Plant Trial, there are some selections with the Award of Garden Merit (AGM). The Garden (RHS), June 2015
The Guardian: How does your garden grow? Sue Cuthbert, Beccles, Suffolk
‘The borders are densely planted and although the overall size is small, there is an illusion of space and I manage to get lost in it’