Louise Tomlin tells us about her love-hate relationship with some of the showiest flowers in the garden, Peonies When I was a young girl if anyone had asked me what my favourite flower was there was a time when I would have said Peony. The huge pinky-red blooms on the peony bushes that were in […]Read More

Louise Tomlin encourages us to be a bit less tidy and go wild in the garden Anyone that has read my ‘up the garden path’ contributions over the last few years will know I’ve been trying to encourage fellow gardeners to be more gentle in their approach to what they do in the garden. This […]Read More

Louise Tomlin encourages us to indulge in colour to help combat the bleak times. There’re a lot of unsettling things going on in the world at the moment, as if the last couple of years haven’t been tough enough with the Covid pandemic, now the extremely worrying war in Ukraine has seen our world rocked […]Read More

Louise Tomlin looks at selecting some moisture-loving plants to brighten up the darker side of the garden Most gardens have a dark side, I’m not talking about unspeakable evil here, just shadowy areas where the sun doesn’t penetrate. An area let’s say where it stays damp all day, definitely not the sort of place you’d […]Read More

House prices in the UK have risen by 10% over the year from 2020 to 2021, according to ONS data. Despite this growth, a plant called Japanese knotweed – regarded as one of the most invasive and rapidly growing in the UK – continues to grow and has the capability to knock up to 15% […]Read More

Louise Tomlin tells us about four of her favourite ornamental grasses, that can add different textures and colours to your garden. There’s something about the quality of the light in autumn that makes me look at gardens in a different way. When we’re lucky enough to get those golden mellow days, especially when the sun’s […]Read More

Louise Tomlin shares her passion for growing herbs, they add some extra zest and for minimal effort they give you a big bang for your buck! I’ve mentioned before that I’ve been making an effort to grow more veg in my garden since the first lockdown – strange isn’t it, how long ago that now […]Read More

Louise Tomlin suggests that by being eco-friendly and making changes in our everyday gardening, we can benefit people, animals and theplanet. When Thought Leaders like Greta Thunberg or Sir David Attenborough urge everyone to take action on climate change, I hope we are listening. We have been witnessing extreme unseasonal temperatures, storms, gales and floods in recent […]Read More

Louise Tomlin welcomes spring into the garden and highlights some of her favourite flowering trees. Hello blossoms! It’s difficult to imagine the arrival of spring being more welcome than this one is in 2021. Personally I don’t think I’ve ever been so pleased to see the daylight hours increasing. There’s a moment when you look […]Read More

Louise Tomlin offers suggestions for lifting your spirits and brightening up your winter garden with flowering scented shrubs. It can be tough to find things to lift your spirits in the depths of winter. The cold weather, dark mornings and evenings, and let’s be honest some pretty dark days too, whether it’s the depressing news […]Read More