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If you’re looking for ideas on how to make a small backyard look bigger we have plenty of clever and creative tricks to inspire you. Although your small backyard might be limited in scale the good news is it still offers endless potential to create an interesting and vibrant space. The key to success is…
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As the weather starts to cool, growth in the veggie patch slows, but with a few strategic plant choices, I can maintain a steady supply of homegrown food throughout winter. I’m something of a lazy gardener, with only a city backyard to grow in. So, over the past few years, I’ve learnt to prioritise plants…
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Do you have a small plot, awkward corner or narrow balcony that you’re struggling to utilise? You’re in luck because help is at hand. We asked six Chelsea Flower Show designers from the balcony and container gardens to share their best tips for the tiniest outdoor spaces. Each year at Chelsea, the country’s most talented…
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The adage claims you are never more than six feet from a rat. Whether or not that is true depends on many environmental factors. However, rats are common in cities, towns, and rural areas, so you are likely to see a rat in your garden at one point or another. The truth is that some…
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These indoor garden ideas prove that no matter the size, style, or location of your home, it is completely possible to live with plants and to have a little garden at home. All you have to do is to choose the right varieties. ‘When it comes to indoor plants, consider ones that can thrive in…
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Gardening experts have warned to not plant vegetables outside this spring, explaining that there are only a limited number of them that will actually ‘thrive’. While springtime is the perfect time to start planting, choosing the right location and environment for your crops is very important. One gardening expert warned not to sow vegetable seeds…
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Roses around the doorway, vintage trugs, deep borders humming with bees, the cottage garden look is a hot horticultural trend this year. Even if your idea of rural living is a trip to Vauxhall City Farm (and the honey-stoned Cotswolds retreat isn’t quite within reach) there is no reason you can’t channel the look in…
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Setting up a garden can be expensive, but once it is established growing your own vegetables can cut costs. Growing tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, arugula, spinach, and radishes—especially in containers—will lower household costs. Vegetables like carrots, broccoli, onions, cauliflower, and cabbage might not be worth the trouble of growing. It can be hard to go to…
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There are many ways to line garden features, but metal garden edging ideas have to be some of the most stylish. As with all varieties of edging, they instantly smarten up a space and help to keep things in their proper place – but they also offer an essence of industrial chic that is bang…
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Chelsea Fuss needs little introduction. The flower-loving blogger behind Frolic! has been going since 2006. Beloved on both sides of the Atlantic, she has been named one of the best design blogs in the world by The Timesand has featured in Domino and The Wall Street Journal*. Her beautifully photographed blog is devoted to thoughtful,…