Gardening: a splash of summer colour
When it comes to garden envy, nothing excites my green-eyed monster more than Longmeadow. What Sir...
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Tag: gardening
The day I met Bet Lynch in a bathroom showroom
I’ve learnt many things in this life, one of them being this: if you get an email from your editor asking if you’d like to join Julie Goodyear for some Corrie-related gardening, you say yes. So, in the interests of popular...
Read MorePhoto Gallery: RHS Flower Show, Tatton Park, 2017
Take a look at these bright snaps from the RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park. The weather appeared to shine for the family day out featuring young and upcoming garden designers. Share...
Read MoreGardening is good
It may sound a bit twee, but my garden is my sanctuary. Whenever I’m feeling overwhelmed, overworked or overwrought, I open the back door, step outside and immediately feel better. The mental health benefits of gardens and...
Read MoreGardening is glorious
My Gran used to say that the best thing about gardening was the anticipation. For much of her life her only outside area was a backyard in Newcastle, but it was always bursting with colour, a handkerchief-sized space that was...
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