Laying down roots

By the time we get to this point in the season, I’m ready for a good clear-up in the garden. The sense of order that’s come from trimming the hedges and cutting down the meadow has lingered, becoming

On urgency, impulsivity, and the joy of unexpected recklessness

The garden at Salthrop Manor, Wiltshire The home of Sophie Conran

The head of gardens and parks at the National Trust on developing climate-resilient gardens and worrying less about our choices I spent time in the garden with my mum when I was young, but I drifted a

After summer’s golden show, gardener Poppy Okotcha surrenders to the slumbering wind-down of autumn in the second of our seasonal celebrations

Ellie’s new friend made a suggestion – and it was bloomin’ marvellous