Soft Landscaping

Roses have enjoyed a long and deserved reputation amongst both gardeners and poets through the ages – offering a bewildering diversity of colours,...

Although carpeting the ground with dense groupings of low-growing plants is principally about reducing the amount of weeding needed to keep beds...

Well chosen herbaceous planting brings a splash of colour to the garden and with a huge array of candidates for sale in the average garden centre,...

A well-maintained lawn can make a major contribution to any garden and whether you are starting a-fresh, or replacing an existing poor quality...

Plants for the garden tend to get chosen for the colour of their flowers, foliage or berries, but this is far from the only thing you might want to...

Although gardens are inevitably at their peak and most showy during the period from late spring through to mid- to late summer, with a little...

Whatever the size of a landscaping job – from simply redeveloping an uninspiring or under-used corner to planning a whole new garden from scratch –...

Whether grown over a trellis or pergola, against the house itself or used to scramble over an unsightly wall or fence, climbers bring a touch of the...

Long established as features of the British countryside and gardens, hedging forms an important element of the structure and character of the overall...

Working with the colour and texture of the huge variety of plants available is one of the fundamentals of garden design – and one of the most...

Shrubs form the backbone of the planting design, their architectural forms and enduring interest playing an important role in setting the overall...

When it comes to adding height, structure and a point of interest to the landscape, there is nothing to beat a tree. Whether it’s a stand of mature,...

Grass is such a well established feature of gardens that it can often be almost invisible – overlooked, except when it becomes necessary to roll...