Passion and energy of a spirited gardener

The garden at The Holt, Hampshire The home of Mr and Mrs Edward Wake

When summer beckons, it is answered by a chorus of glorious roses that fill an enchanting Isle of Wight garden, created from scratch by Derek and Louise Ness

IT being the season for the painted purple ...

Creating a manageable garden around a Georgian rectory in rural Norfolk is an ongoing process for two keen gardeners

For almost 30 years, Valerie Finnis was a distinguished and charismatic teacher at the Waterperry Horticultural school for Women, near Oxford, founded in 1932 by the fearsomely smocked and gaitered Be

Irene Thomson has a dream. A passionate plantswoman on a tight budget, she dreams of being able to visit a nursery with an unlimited amount to spend: “I wish I had a big budget,” she says. I would buy