Fountain Designer and Maker

Humphrey Bowden, for hand-crafted copper water features - www.humphreybowden.com, this fountain is installed in one of my gardens

For helpful advice and information on ...

General gardening and plant maintenance - www.rhs.org.uk

General gardening and programming information - 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

Gardens To Go, for tasteful garden furniture, buildings and accessories - www.gardenstogo-bury.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.angleseyabbey.org

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/gardens.htm

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