Tony Kirkham

Former head of the Arboretum and Gardens at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew.

Recent articles by Tony Kirkham

Camellia ‘Inspiration’

Bring blooms, colour and scent to your garden right now with the expert’s pick of exquisite early flowering shrubs

Flowering shrubs bring much needed colour and scent to the garden in late winter and early spring. Expert Tony Kirkham selects the best.Show more

Where support is needed, use a single round, wooden stake.

How to plant trees and first-year maintenance

Tony Kirkham, formerly head of arboretum, gardens and horticulture services at Kew is responsible for the collection of 14,000 trees. Here he shares how to plant and care for trees Photographs Andrew MontgomeryShow more

Euonymus oxyphyllus 'Angyo Elegant'

Euonymus: how to prune, where to plant and which euonymus to grow

In autumn deciduous spindles come into their own, as bright, fleshy fruits exposing colourful seeds combine with fabulous autumn foliage. Words Tony Kirkham, photographs Annaïck GuittenyShow more