Category: Gardens

Now for us in my home we have a very simple set up when it comes to our house and the garden; a very clear divide. We have the back wall of our house with two doors that lead outside to the garden; one from the garage (where we keep all the gardening equipment) and one from the dining room (which is now a living space.) That door is slightly less traditional, being French Windows. It’s that kind of transition I want to talk about today. That border between your home and your garden and the ways in which people manipulate it. Some opt for a conservatory; the most popular and one of the most powerful methods of blurring that line. Moving out into your garden and allowing you, even...

I have written hundreds of words about gardening over the years; from beginner articles all the way to advanced bulbing techniques. What I have never talked about though, and what I have always assumed, is that people had a basic, working knowledge of what gardening was. I assumed people knew the basics, the techniques and had a vested interest in the green arts. But what if people were coming to my articles and thinking “this is all very well and good, but what is gardening?” It’s not a question I’d ever considered. Gardening is… well, that’s harder than I thought. At it’s most basic level gardening about the tending, nurturing and caring about nature. Specifically a small piece of nature that you can call your own. You choose the layout,...