The essential knowledge you need to get a head start in creating your garden. Whether it’s climate, soil, garden aspect, seasonal colour or something else, you’ll find useful tips here to help you on your way.

Learn all the secrets of landscape designers in this easy-to-read guide. These principles are not hard to implement, you just need to know what they are! You’ll inject ‘wow factor’ into your garden in no time using these tips and tricks.

If you’re trying to garden on clay soil, you know all too well the despair that can come with it. I’ve felt it too. But I’ve learned how to manage it and even appreciate its many strengths while minimising its weaknesses. And I’ve collected all that knowledge into this simple guide.

A guide to all the perennials I grow here in my zone 9a garden. This guide has a full page dedicated to each perennial with information on their preferred soil, climate (including suitable USDA zones), watering requirements, flowering season, mature size, pests and diseases, propagation methods and more. A quick reference guide for when you’re wondering what to plant.