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Culpeper Gardens

If you get the chance to visit Leeds Castle in Kent this summer, don’t miss out on the Culpeper Gardens, located just past the castle and restaurants. It is a traditional garden named after the castle’s 17th century owners, but despite its mature appearance, it was only started in 1980. We visited a couple of […]

Toxic Caterpillars

In recent weeks a new threat to the British ecosystem has reared its tiny head. Due to the rising rate of imported plants by domestic horticulturists, an infestation of exotic moth larvae has seen the increased propagation of a new breed of toxic caterpillar. The Oak Processionary Moth, as the caterpillar’s adult form has been […]

Artisan Charm at Chelsea

Come May to July our horticultural appetites are indulged by the two dominant flower shows in England, and the first is the subject of this week’s editorial – the Chelsea Flower Show. However, rather than attempt a complete synopsis of something so grand and overwhelming, I’ve decided instead to focus on a new addition to […]

Drugs you wont get arrested for growing in your garden!

As winter approaches and we must all endure the mediocrity months till Christmas, only dulled further by the flu and fevers autumn promises, Floral and Hardy present to you a list of our top ten, easy to grow herbal and medicinal remedies that can be cultivated as part of a vibrant and interesting planting scheme […]

Small Garden Design

Small gardens can be just as challenging as working with a larger plot, if not more so. There are so many demands on our outside spaces, whether for entertaining, for play, or just for relaxing, so the design has to be very carefully thought out. The garden can be made to appear larger than it […]