Richard Bowman tells how anyone can follow their passion to create the garden of their dreams

First plant love The first plant I bought was an Iceberg rose. I went through a phase of being snooty about roses, but I love them now, especially species and old roses. Biggest inspiration My father.

What is a legacy garden? If historic gardens are those we preserve in recognition of their significance to our horticultural past, then perhaps legacy gardens are those we value because they were conj

Around 35 years ago, I walked into Barnsdale Gardens as a trained but young gardener who probably thought he knew more than he really did! Anyway, that day changed everything for me. My new boss was G

The founder of White House Farm Garden and Arboretum in Kent on his enduring love of woody plants and hopes for the future I grew up amid rolling farmland, surrounded by birds, flowers and trees, and

Do you still feel in need of a challenge? Or have you been gardening so long that you know your plot inside out – along with what will grow in it and what will steadfastly refuse to budge – and are co