John Hoyland refreshes his summer planting with a tall and elegant Sanguisorba that flowers through to the end of September
Sanguisorba officinalis ‘Red Thunder’
Designer Jinny Blom created a series of easy-to-achieve planting schemes for containers, so that you can freshen up your garden with instant displays of vibrant plants. Here's her idea for a simple yet effective tabletop collection of pots.
Learn how to create a stunning tropical garden in our readers' day masterclass at Great Dixter - 26 September 2011.
If you are passionate about gardening, love beautiful plants and garden accessories, then your gardening season isn’t complete without a visit to Cottesbrooke Hall Plant Finders Fair in Northamptonshire, held in association with Gardens Illustrated.
If you’re passionate about gardening, and love beautiful plants and garden accessories, then your gardening season isn’t complete without a visit to Cottesbrooke Hall Plant Finders Fair. The show is held in the magnificent 18th-century parkland of Cottesbrooke Hall, set in the heart of Northamptonshire’s beautiful countryside.
Jekka McVicar, one of Britain’s leading herb growers, creates a compact scheme that’s both beautiful and full of flavour – so all you have to do is the planting and the picking
LAST CHANCE TO BOOK: For expert advice on beautiful, wildlife-friendly planting, join our Reader Day on 8 June 2011 at the English Gardening School – plus Sophie Conran on planting ideas for the home.
If you are seeking inspiration to help you create lovely, natural planting schemes, why not join the Gardens Illustrated reader day at the English Gardening School? Focusing on naturalistic planting, plant experts Marina Christopher and Noël Kingsbury will explain how to make gorgeous garden ecosystems that encourage bees, butterflies and birds – without using chemical fertilisers or pesticides.
Unusual spring weather forces Claire Austin to cancel Iris Field Open Days
The unusually high temperatures and light levels this spring have sadly taken their toll on the iris fields. The iris flowers are so far forward, that there will be no blooms left for the field open days, which had been scheduled for 2-4 June 2011.
“We are so disappointed,” says Claire. “We love to share our iris passion and enthusiasm, but having reviewed the stock upon our return from Chelsea, we are genuinely concerned that it would only result in disappointment for visitors, many of whom would be travelling a long way to get here.”
Herb expert Jekka McVicar gives us her recipe for angelica jam as one of the best recipes she knows for using this majestic herb.
Angelica Jam (‘Gin on Toast’)
Nurseryman John Hoyland picks Bupleurum longifolium subsp. aureum as one of his top plants to bring that summer-fresh look to the garden in June.
Bupleurum longifolium subsp. aureum
Online plant nursery Crocus supplied all the plants to top garden designers Cleve West and Luciano Giubbilei for their gardens at the RHS Chelsea Flower show this year. Now we're offering readers a discount on their award-winning selection to grow in your own garden. (Hurry - while stocks last)
Top garden designers Cleve West and Luciano Giubbilei have created stunning planting schemes for their gardens at the RHS Chelsea Flower show this year, full of inspiring combinations and must-have plants. Online plant retailer Crocus, who landscaped Cleve and Luciano’s gardens and provided all the plants, has put together collections that include some of the star plants used and made them available to buy mail-order.
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