‘Houseplants make me happy’: Jamie Song’s urban jungle
There’s a lush who’s who of houseplants in the vintage retailer’s Insta-friendly homeOf all the dozens of plants in Jamie Song’s home, it is...
Get set, sow – it’s time to start growing vegetables
It’s not too early to start chillies, tomatoes, leeks and moreReady, steady, grow. It is time to start sowing. There’s no rush just...
Cabin fever: the garden shed that became a stylish guesthouse
Plans for a simple timber building grew into this Swedish-inspired Hackney hideawayThe exterior of writer and editor Alex Bagner’s new-build timber and glass...
Timeless moss gardens are springing back
An ethical solution if you want to grow moss indoorsIam fascinated by cultural differences in gardening. In Japan there are more than a...
Gardening tips: mulch your border flowers
Then plant Corsican hellebore for evergreen foliage, and volunteer to help map an orchardPlant this I’m a sucker for a green flower in winter,...
The joy of growing extinct plants
Some plants can no longer survive in the wild, but hand-pollinated seeds allow them to live on in your home patchThere is something...
In the cold, there’s hungry birds, thick ice and frogs to liberate
The pond ice was an inch thick, so Allan Jenkins broke through with a heavy hoe and launched Operation Free the FrogsPerhaps it...
Green house: inside a plant-filled London home
A forest of house plants plus rooflights and glass sliding doors cleverly merge the outside with the inside in this Georgian townhouseThe greening...
Plant jerusalem artichokes now for a plentiful supply
Our gardening expert on the divisive tubersJerusalem artichokes tend to divide people. To some they are the devil’s work, whereas others can’t get...
Gardening tips: plant tree ivy
Then trim hellebores and invest in a guide to cacti and succulentsPlant this Tree ivy (× Fatshedera lizei) is one of the few plants...
