For helpful advice and information on ...

General gardening and plant maintenance
- www.rhs.org.uk
- shootgardening.co.uk
- www.bbc.co.uk/gardening

Wildlife gardening - www.wildaboutgardens.org

Organic gardening - www.gardenorganic.org.uk

National Plant Collections - www.nccpg.com

Planning issues - www.planningportal.gov.uk

Fountain Designer and Maker

Humphrey Bowden
for hand-crafted copper water features
- www.humphreybowden.com

This fountain is installed in one of my gardens.

Nurseries and Garden Centres ...

Gardenitems.co.uk
A locally-based mail order company selling innovative garden accessories - www.gardenitems.co.uk

Crocus
for plants and garden accessories online - www.crocus.co.uk

Peter Beales Roses
for a wide range of quality roses including 300 unique varieties- www.classicroses.co.uk

David Austin Roses
breeders of ‘English Roses’ - www.davidaustinroses.com

Bluebell Nursery
an extensive and informative on-line catalogue covering a very wide selection of garden plants - www.bluebellnursery.com

Architectural Plants
for large, exotic and unusual specimens - www.architecturalplants.com

Dorset Water Lily Company
for quality aquatics - www.dorsetwaterlily.co.uk

Beeches Nursery
a high calibre local nursery with many rare and unusual plants - www.beechesnursery.co.uk

The Place for Plants
family-run specialist plant centre attached to a large garden and arboretum - www.placeforplants.co.uk

British Wildflower Plants
a local supplier of wildflowers with a comprehensive stock list - www.wildflowers.co.uk

Highly recommended local gardens for you to visit ...

Anglesey Abbey
for the Winter Walk on a bright and frosty morning, the Herbaceous border in summer - www.nationaltrust.org.uk/angleseyabbey

Beth Chatto Gardens
for the Gravel Garden plus all round top quality planting and landscaping, and great cakes too! – www.bethchatto.co.uk

Cambridge University Botanic Garden
something of interest here throughout the year - www.botanic.cam.ac.uk

East Ruston Old Vicarage Gardens
an eclectic delight throughout the whole growing season - www.e-ruston-oldvicaragegardens.co.uk

Helmingham Hall
for inspirational planting and landscaping throughout the open season (May – Sept)- www.helmingham.com

Hyde Hall
for the dry garden in spring - www.rhs.org.uk/WhatsOn/gardens/hydehall

Pensthorpe
for Julie Toll’s garden in spring/early summer, and Piet Oudolf’s garden from August and well beyond - www.pensthorpe.com

National Garden Scheme
for variety! Support charity by visiting one or more of the 3000+ private gardens in the scheme - www.ngs.org.uk