Mat Reese
Mat Reese is head gardener at Malverleys Gardens
Recent articles by Mat Reese
Great flowers and plants for the garden in December picked by head gardeners
The best December flowers and foliage from winter interest plants chosen for structure, colour and texture in the garden. Photographs Jason Ingram
When the whole garden is flagging, these tough but cheery, sun-loving, go-with-everything flowers will brighten up late summer
These tough, sun-loving blooms combine well with grasses and other late-flowering perennials and look great in prairie-style and modern cottage-garden schemes
These delicate, single-flowered roses are perfect for a natural feel in the garden - here's which to grow
The modest blooms of single-flowered roses have a simplicity and perfection all of their own, and are highly attractive to pollinators. Head gardener Mat Reese chooses 13 of the best. Photographs Jason Ingram.
Want a stunning summer border? Here are four beautiful flower combinations with lots of wow-factor that you can plant in your garden
Four plant combinations to add colour and drama to your summer borders with inspiration from Malverleys head gardener Mat Reese
Wild thing: Keith Wiley's Wildside in Devon
In the Devon landscape, plantsman Keith Wiley works in harmony with nature, allowing plants to thrive much as they would in the wild.
The best fuchsias for your garden
Hardy fuchsias can flower from late spring right through to early autumn. Mat Reese, head gardener at Malverleys in Hampshire, recommends his favourites and gives advice on growing them
Why Japanese anemones are the perfect bloom for late-summer and autumn borders
These elegant blooms are perfect for brightening up late-summer and autumn borders, here we explain how to use this colourful flower.
Words: Matthew Reese, Photographs: Jason Ingram
The best autumn flowers: 52 plants you'll love
As the daylight wanes and temperature falls, these autumn flowers will bring welcome flourishes of colour and warmth to your garden
Perfect September flowers and plants that will give your garden a late-summer glow
Our pick of plants which are at their best in September to create borders that will give your garden a late-summer glow. Photos by Jason Ingram and Maayke de Ridder.
How to use phlox to add colour and freshness to a late summer border
With highly fragrant blooms, this stalwart of the English flower garden brings some cool, fresh colour to late summer borders.
Words: Matthew Reese, Photographs: Jason Ingram
34 beautiful white flowers to grow
Discover some of the most beautiful white flowers around and learn how to make a stunning white border to delight from early spring to late summer
Nicotiana: how to grow tobacco plants
Half-hardy plants with airy flowers in dark maroon to apple green, most nicotianas also bring heady scent to summer evenings. Gardener Matthew Reese shares his advice for how to grow nicotiana, where to plant it, and recommends his favourite varieties. Photographs Jason Ingram
Inspiring gardens | A contemporary flower garden designed by Arne Maynard
Enter a contemporary English flower garden in Devon that exudes an unforgettable sense of place. Words Matthew Reese, Photographs Jason Ingram
A spectacular spring garden in bloom: the trees, shrubs and early flowering perennials of Malverleys
Malverleys’ head gardener Matthew Reese explains the importance of trees, shrubs and early flowering perennials for creating a dynamic planting scheme to carry the garden throughout the year. Words Matthew Reese. Photographs Jason Ingram.
Arabella Lennox-Boyd's garden at Gresgarth Hall
Over the past 40 years the landscape designer Arabella Lennox-Boyd has turned her Lancashire garden into magical place. Words Matthew Reese, photographs Jason Ingram.
The best ferns for your garden
Offering beautiful foliage shape and texture, ferns are easy to grow. Our plant experts choose the best ferns for your garden. Photographs by Jason Ingram.
How to | Propagate ferns
Discover exactly how to propagate ferns with our step by step guide from head gardener Mat Reese. Photographs by Jason Ingram
Mixing exotics and old favourites in a gardener's garden
Helen Dillon’s dazzling Dublin plot is packed with rare and unusual specimens in masterful juxtaposition with more familiar species, all grown with the utmost skill and dedication. Words Matthew Reese. Photographs Jason Ingram.
An atmospheric garden on the south Devon coast
An atmospheric garden on the south Devon coast tumbles down a rocky cliff face in a fusion of landscape, seascape and planting.
Pennisetum for late summer borders
Here's a list of the best grasses or Pennisetum chosen by head gardener Matthew Reese
Malverleys in autumn: dramatic foliage and punchy colours
With its dramatic foliage and punchy colours, Malverleys’ Exotic Garden reaches its peak in autumn, providing one last show-stopping hurrah before head gardener Matthew Reese and his team ease the garden into winter. Words Matthew Reese, photographs Jason Ingram
Garden border ideas | Summer planting at Malverleys: borders, layering and planning ahead
With the best of spring over, head gardener Matthew Reese gets to work in the Flower Garden at Malverleys, coaxing colour and interest from self-seeders, bedding and early flowering perennials until high summer takes hold. Words Matthew Reese. Photographs Jason Ingram.
Loveliest variegated plants to grow
Looking for lovely variegated plants? Horticultural experts pick their favourites to grow from cornus to geranium
White garden ideas
Originated by Vita Sackville-West at Sissinghurst, the White Garden has spawned many imitations. Here's how to create one and more inspiration for your own