A Garden Journal by Sarah Coles
Practical gardening advice, seasonal inspiration, wildlife-friendly ideas and planting guides for UK gardens.
The Layers of a Garden
A healthy garden isn't simply a collection of plants. It's a living landscape, made up of layers that work together...
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Summer Holiday Gardening Projects for Children
There's something rather magical about a garden in August. The borders are buzzing with bees, tomatoes are ripening on the...
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The Garden and the Soul: How Nature Changes Us
There are few places left where the world asks so little of us. Most days are measured by deadlines, notifications...
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The Taste of the Garden: Flavours of the Seasons
There is a particular kind of satisfaction that comes from eating something you have grown yourself. A tomato still warm...
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The Garden Through Our Eyes: Seasonal Beauty
There is a quiet moment that often catches us by surprise in a beautiful garden. Perhaps it happens as morning...
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The Fragrance of the Garden: The Scents That Stay With Us
There are some fragrances we never truly forget. The perfume of a rose warmed by the afternoon sun. Lavender carried...
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The Garden You Can Touch: Discovering the Beauty of Texture
The Garden You Can Touch: Discovering the Beauty of Texture Close your eyes for a moment and reach out your...
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The Sound of the Garden: Why Gardens Need a Voice
There is a curious moment that often happens when we step into a garden. Without quite realising it, we stop...
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The July Garden: Living in the Height of Summer
There comes a moment each year when the garden seems to take a deep breath and simply flourish. July is...
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The Secret Workforce in Your Garden
Stand quietly in a garden on a warm summer morning and, at first glance, it can appear peaceful, even still....
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How to Grow Delicious Strawberries
There are few gardening pleasures quite like picking a perfectly ripe strawberry on a warm summer morning. Still warm from...
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Why Daisies Deserve a Place in Every Garden
Few flowers are as instantly recognisable as the humble daisy. Scattered across lawns, meadows and village greens, its bright white...
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Wormeries: Turning Kitchen Waste into Garden Gold
There is something deeply satisfying about a garden that wastes nothing. Vegetable peelings become compost. Fallen leaves enrich the soil....
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What Can You Use for Plant Labels?
There’s a familiar moment in every garden. A seedling emerges in spring, full of promise, and you find yourself wondering:...
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Garden Design: How to Create a Vibrant Hot Garden
The late summer garden often sings with a different tune. As the soft pastels of June and July begin to...
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The Power of Native Plants: Creating Beautiful, Resilient Gardens
In recent years, gardeners across the UK have begun to rethink what makes a garden truly successful. Increasingly, the focus...
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The Art of the Inspirational Garden: Nature, Design & Imagination
Gardens are far more than collections of plants arranged within a boundary. At their finest, they are living compositions—dynamic landscapes...
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Rose Awareness Week 2026:The Beauty, History & Meaning of Roses
From cottage garden archways heavy with blooms to wild hedgerow roses catching the evening light, roses have long been woven...
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Creating a Cool Garden: A Sanctuary for Summer
When the temperature rises and the garden seems to shimmer in the heat, there's something deeply comforting about finding a...
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Your Garden Matters: Creating a Wild Patch Inspired by David Attenborough
There is a certain kind of silence that settles over a tidy garden. The clipped lawn stands in perfect stripes....
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