Pattie Barron

Homes & Property

An exclusive look behind the scenes of this year's Chelsea Flower Show

Garden designers are making their final preparations for the opening of this year's Chelsea Flower Show.
22 May 2017
Gardening

Late summer gardens

From popping fake greenery into corners, to buying replacement tomato plants, there are plenty of ways to end summer with a flourish
9 Nov 2013
Gardening

Looking after house plants

Once plants are plast their best-before date don't just ignore them - replace them with something new.
9 Nov 2013
Gardening

The inside story

As the darkest months descend, use plants to add warmth and sophistication to your home all through winter.
9 Nov 2013
Gardening

Let there be bright

Use vibrant plants to brighten up the shady parts of your garden
9 Nov 2013
Gardening

Make a small garden special

There are many ingenious ways to make a small garden unique
9 Nov 2013
Gardening

Bulbs light the way

For an uplifting display of spring colour, plan and pot up now
9 Nov 2013
Gardening

Free gift when you join the RHS

Join the RHS before 31 October 2009 and receive a free gift from Crabtree and Evelyn
9 Nov 2013
Gardening

Garden tasks in October

Follow this need-to-know guide, put together by RHS Wisley Plant Centre's horticultural experts, of tasks to keep your garden up to speed
9 Nov 2013
Gardening

Getaway to your garden

Use gazebos and summerhouses to fulfil a private fantasy or just to get away from it all
9 Nov 2013
Gardening

Meet our RHS experts

Homes & Property and the RHS join forces for a fantastic new venture online and in print
9 Nov 2013
Gardening

Garden gifts for Christmas

This year give presents that will be enjoyed all through 2011.
9 Nov 2013
Gardening

Treat it mean

The best way to grow lavender is to crowd it together, show it the sun and turn your back on it
9 Nov 2013
Gardening

Order in the border

Extend the colour show in your garden with late-flowering perennials
9 Nov 2013
Gardening

Tips from peaceful Pompeii gardens

Use urns, decorative mosaics, murals and scented flowers and herbs to create a classical town garden of your own.
9 Nov 2013
Gardening

Planting up your street

Take a leaf out of Fern Alder's book and transform the road you live in with the power of planting
9 Nov 2013
Gardening

Top tips on growing chillies

Add colour to a terrace or patio garden then spice up your dishes with these sizzling peppers and get ready to rumba. The UK's top chilli plant expert Sarah Wain shares her planting tips.
9 Nov 2013
Gardening

Take a closer look at wild flowers

Carol Klein's book looks at our most seductive native flora and what they teach us about their cultivated cousins.
9 Nov 2013
Interiors

RHS London Plant and Design Show

Kick-start your gardening year with the RHS London Plant & Design Show where you can get advice from the experts, design inspiration and buy for your garden from the wide selection of spring-flowering plants on sale
9 Nov 2013
Gardening

The London Garden Trail

Take a magical walk around ten outstanding urban gardens this Bank Holiday weekend
9 Nov 2013
Gardening

Garden cocktails

Grow the plants that make summer drinks sensational, and try these classic cocktail recipes using ingredients straight from the garden.
9 Nov 2013