Meanderings we couldn’t fit into the issue, but which seemed terribly important at the time...

Moments enjoyed, lessons learned, handy advice, weird stuff that happened: welcome to the little bits and pieces that don’t make big stories, but do make all the difference.

Mahonia x media ‘Winter Sun’ Forgive me please because I have, in my youth, been a bit sneery about mahonias. I recognise that this was a mistake as they have an awful lot in their favour: colour at a

REAL readers' gardens! Iona Chisholm A developing family ...

The festivities are over, but there’s thankfully lots to do in the garden. You may remember that last year we started landscaping our garden, which we finished planting up in November. So, this is the

“Breaking up is never easy, I know…” Good old Abba – always ready with an apposite lyric, though in this case I suppose it should be “Letting go is never easy” as I say farewell to the garden I have m