The latest from Carol's beautiful cottage garden… plus her diary for the week!

I’m bringing my summer stars

This month, Lalage impatiently awaits the start of the growing season, busying herself sowing seeds indoors, nourishing the soil in the potager beds, and spreading gravel for pathways, as her plans begin to take shape

This historic Cumbrian garden blends formal design with playful planting

Few nurseries have as spectacular a setting as Stauden Kopf, nestled in open countryside and framed by the Swiss and Austrian Alps. Thomas and Elke Kopf moved to this two-and-a-half acre plot on the o

REAL readers' gardens! Geoff Stonebanks A seaside garden ...