Standard trees

Prunus lusitanica half standard, known as Portuguese Laurel, makes a great hedging plant or half standard tree for the more southern parts of the UK. #portuguese #laurel

Multi-stem trees (two or more stems growing from one root) were heavily featured in the show gardens at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show (check out “The Meta Garden”, “Morris & Co.” and “Alder Hey Urban Foraging Station” to name but a few). Here’s why…. Multi-stems are perfect for those of us who don’t want […]

I undertook a major landscape redesign project last spring of the side garden of my home. Now that it’s grown in some, I want to show you how it turned out, which I’ll do soon. Today, I want to show you my garden “mood board.” It’s not a mood board in the traditional sense, but a collection of image

Over the Top-airy... a Canterbury tale Oh Cupids give me Hopetoun, lead me through the Myrtle of pines to my one true ga...

Ann-Marie Powell is no stranger to the hard hat. Unlike many people who love flowers, the garden designer and occasional tv presenter loves holding walls a

Want to plant some trees but only have a small garden? Then container trees could be the way forward. Here are 6 of the best trees to grow in pots

Season your garden with this culinary and ornamental delight.

The very popular Portugal Laurel – Prunus lusitanica creates a lovely pleached or standardized topiary. Our most popular & hardy evergreen, grows especially well in Queenstown & Wanaka Lakes district. Hardy to frost and dry

Considering winter is looming on the horizon, now may not be the best time to transform your garden. But, like all things home and interiors related,

Isn't this the most amazing Topiary border? Created with cones, balls and cloud trees. We love it.