gardener

Peony flower Paeonia lactiflora, shown just coming into bloom.

Magnolia flower Magnolia grandiflora, single flower.

Lily of the Valley flower Convallaria majalis.  Single bloom from a drooping flowering spike

Carnation flower Dianthus caryophyllus, white tinged with pink.

Foxglove flower Digitaria purpurea.  Single flower shown face on.

Lilac flower Syringa vulgaris.  Close up of one flower from a larger flowering spike.

Chrysanthemum flower Pom-pom, a single flower with golden petal colour.

Hosta or Funkia sketchbook study with pencil and watercolour sketches of the variegated leaves

Illustration of a compost bin in use with plants growing out the side and kitchen waste on top

Sprig of Catnip Nepeta cataria in flower

Cucumber plant drowing up a support showing tendrils, leaves, and young cucumber fruits and flowers alogn with companion planting of nasturtium

How to build a raised bed from planks showing attachments of horizontal planks to the vertical uprights, and how to secure the bed in the ground

Safely pricking out seedlings from a seed tray

Diagram showing how to do double digging of a flower bed or vegetable plot

Vegetable trug showing garden produce and a trowl, including leeks, raddichio, raspberries, radish, potatoes, tomatoes, chives, basil, kale, lettuce, raddichio, fennel, peas, carrots, and beans. A good day in the garden!

Iris in gravel with blue petals

Garden border in spring with tulips, crocus, daffodils and daisies abutting a carefully tended lawn and edged with concrete slabs

Cucumber plant drowing up a support showing tendrils, leaves, and young cucumber fruits and flowers alogn with companion planting of nasturtium

Rotation patterns for growing vegetables

Rotation patterns for growing vegetables

Examples of how to lay out your vegetable garden and how adaptable one space can be

Container growing herbs including marjoram, chives, basil, chervril, salad, lettuce, and nasturtium

Raised bed growing chives, nasturtium, lavender, chili, cabbage, lettuce, rosemary, parsley, and violets

Lasagna garden cross section showing the layering of paper, organic matter such as compost, topsoil, and crops