Define your borders and support border plants that tend to flop by using salvaged or recycled pieces of wood. Varying lengths and widths work well and you only need a few sound planks to tame and comp

Upcycling old furniture is a wonderful way to breathe new life into a piece you have fallen out of love with. This idea capitalises on the natural colour and grain of the wood. These show through, mak

Fresh foliage illustrated in shades of green creates a cohesive display of simple botanical pictures to decorate the home

The inspiration for this painting came in an instant, during a visit to a formal garden. It was a very hot afternoon; the sun was beating down and my eyes needed a rest from the strength of the light.

Position logs randomly around garden borders rather than in neat piles to recreate the way they fall naturally from trees in the wild. You could artfully arrange them around spring-flowering plants or

A “hedgerow” cake, a Kirstie Allsopp masterclass and a commission from Fortnum & Mason were the gamechangers for this whimsical artist from North Wales