Going for a green, chemical-free lawn | Dan Pearson

It takes water, chemicals and a gas-guzzling mower to keep a lawn in order. Time to find pastures new… Each weekend, up and down the country, enormous efforts go into keeping our green and pleasant land that way – or at least that is how it appears. Vast tracts of ground are place down to lawn, leapfrogging apiece garden fence and rolling into the next

Georgia (O’Keeffe) on my mind

The sensual sight of a heavy poppy head So there I was heading out the gate of our allotment site this morning on my way to work… Was perfectly prepared to keep my chippy hippie preferences to myself, when I was stopped by the sight of two perfect poppy heads, and the repressed thought burst out unbidded: I saw nearly nothing at Chelsea this week which compared. Across from these two Georgia O’Keeffe living sculptures sat a pot of fat richly coloured flag irises.

The Friday Debate: Should we all be going native?

Can we still afford to grow plants that aren’t properly suited to local conditions, asks Vivienne Hambly of Earth at Work ? There’s an otherworldly display of plants outside the British Museum right now

The beauty of the blossom

It’s the glory of the spring, so catch the blossom while it falls It’s a huge tree, but you barely notice it. All winter, you take it for granted

gardening weekend garden makeover :: Craft :: All About You

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Designing The Country Cottage Garden  

Article by Kevin Payne Are you fatigued of your usual chores? Want to occupy in something related to architectural and landscaping? People often try landscaping not only to escape boredom, but to find other means of expressing themselves. After all, peppering a scene with plants and statues is enough to [...]