May means it’s time for Chelsea – the Flower Show, not the Football Club*. The first Royal Horticultural Society Spring Flower Show was held in 1888, not in Chelsea but in the three acre Inner Temple gardens in central London, surrounded by lawyers who were not impressed with the disruption – the wafts of soup from the catering stands proving particularly upsetting. Moving to the larger Royal Hospital, Chelsea in 1913, the show proved to...

We love infographics here at Lush Towers, so here’s one I found on my travels through Pinterest, on the subject of starting up a vegetable garden. Enjoy!   Source: http://FrugalDad.com Tweet

According to the old rhyme, we should be preparing ourselves for April showers. But these days who knows what type of weather we’ll get from one month to the next? Gone are the distant childhood memories of roasting hot summer holidays and snowy winters. It seems that wherever you live the chances of predictable weather are shifting, with each season slipping slightly into the next. Whether this change is our doing or part of a natural...

At this early stage of the year, usually on a sunny day, I start to feel the first flutter of anticipation about the gardening year to come. I can’t help feeling that we have missed out on winter this year, especially as last year’s was so bad, so I also worry we’ll get a really bad spell much later. Due to the unseasonal warmth some foolish plants are trying to put in an early appearance. Let’s hope they don’t regret their...

It’s confession time. Despite years of education and training in the higher arts of garden design and the science of horticulture, we have a secret shame: we are Gnome Owners. Yes, it’s true. Here he is, helping out with a spot of office admin: We’re not alone. In 2011 Dobbies Garden Centres reported year-on-year gnome sales were up 192%, and British manufacturer Solus claimed a 206% increase in sales of their Woodland Wilf...