The English Garden

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The English Garden

This Month • Our guide to plants, people, gardens and events, tasks and shopping in Spring

People to Meet • Introducing the gardeners and public figures we most admire in British horticulture

Out & About • Unmissable events, news and the very best gardens to visit this month

Things to Do • As longer, sunnier days beckon, Jane Moore is starting to lick her summer terrace into shape, while exchanging growing gifts with fellow gardeners

Beautiful & Useful • New plants, books, tools and creative designs, plus shopping inspiration

From Plot to Plates

Sea Salve • Its maritime setting offering the cosseting conditions needed for the sort of subtropical treasures Erika Schüle-Grosso adores, this Lyme Regis garden has been her salvation, its intensive multi-level planting giving her the impetus to put all her troubles to one side and get out and about in all weathers

Art of Darkness • In the small, sterile, grassed outdoor space of a new-build property in London, designer Stefano Marinaz introduced a sumptuously moody atmosphere with dark-toned landscaping providing an entrancing backdrop against which plentiful specimen trees and lush green planting really pops

Private ENTERPRISE • A North London renovation project for Brandon Schubert and his husband made use of designer Tabi Jackson Gee’s innovation in creating a secluded idyll of a garden with a deceptively mature feel in a matter of mere months

Keep on Growing • The second act of Penny Kennedy’s life began at Mouse Cottage in the Perthshire Highlands, and the gloriously abundant cottage garden she has created proves that you’re never too old for change and new challenges

Less is More • Making use of every inch of her small Gloucestershire garden, Vanessa Berridge gets bang for her buck thanks to masses of tulips, packing these vibrant bulbs into every available space to create a glorious display that changes yearly

Eyes Front • Despite Edinburgh’s Dick Place sitting in a regulation-bound conservation area, Tracy McQue had free rein to enact one of her most famous designs, creating a front garden that still regularly stops passers-by in their tracks

SOFT SPOT • The Scottish Borders’ gentle abundance surprised Linda Lovatt, who’s created a lush cottage garden around the ruins of Southdean Mill

Frills & Spills • Flamboyantly ruffled flowering cherries are an exciting sign that spring has well and truly sprung, says Tony Kirkham MBE, and there’s a whole host of suitable garden cultivars to choose from

Turn the TABLES • Steal a march on spring and banish the gloom by experimenting with a succession of pretty potted bulbs, which can be displayed on outdoor tables for maximum visibility and early-season cheer

Pond Life • Boost interest around a pond, stream or damp spots in the garden with ten moisture-loving plants selected by Fiona Slight, curator at RHS Harlow Carr

Cloud Nine • Immerse yourself in the joys of spring and celebrate the fleeting beauty of blossom. Louise Curley rounds up the best flowering trees for every requirement

GOOD to GROW • Follow our grow-your-own series all through the year from the walled kitchen garden at Gravetye Manor in West Sussex, where head gardener Tom Coward and his team produce abundant edible crops

International Garden Photographer of the Year • Discover the...