Learning on the job

You may have read about a different Maidenhead Aquatics store in South Wales back in the October issue. Just as I was about to leave the St Mellons shop, Rob suggested that the Cwmbran store would be

I don’t get to walk through the 17 acres of gardens at Bressingham every day, but sometimes I am able to enjoy a walk on a frosty morning in midwinter as the sun comes up over the horizon. On a frosty

The holy grail for garden owners and designers alike is to plant an outdoor space that looks beautiful 365 days a year, but few pull it off. Unless, of course, your name is Piet Oudolf, the legendary

To walk around a midwinter garden on a fine day when everything has shrunk down to its essential elements is like walking around a gallery. You can take your time, see things with fresh eyes and be ch

There is a van in John Little’s garden. That information may not seem so surprising perhaps, until you learn that the van in question isn’t simply parked. It is semi-submerged, with greenery growing o

HOW IS IT the December issue already? The first issue that I fully edited was last December and we are back here again ready for another year of fish, shrimps, corals and aquascapes. I thought that jo