Pine garden

I have never toured a garden and not taken something away from it that I want to put into practice or plant in my own garden. If you ever feel like you’re in a gardening rut, it is the single most inspirational thing you can do. The garden I visited a few weeks ago was […]

Pine trees are beloved conifers worldwide – especially in Japan, where they are known as matsu and are associated with endurance and eternity. The two most important Japanese natives are Pinus thunbergii and Pinus densiflora .

Years ago, I was an editor at Martha Stewart Living when Todd Carr was hired as a senior garden editor. I remember asking a colleague what she knew about h

Who says you can’t make your garden colorful and full of different plants when you have a pine tree? In this post, I’ll let you know of the plants that you can grow under a pine tree. You’ll be happy to know that some of these are flowering plants.

Specimen trees have an undeniable appeal, whether they are gnarled, showy, squat, gigantic, rare, graceful, or just plain odd. There's a time when every ga

This American oak (Quercus rubra) seedling (above) was brought back from New England by Adrian some years ago. Collected at Walden Pond, Massachusetts. It is now a 20ft tree and has amazing autumn colour. As we have developed more autumn colour over the years, we will be extending the opening of the gardens until 12th […]

Mugo pine is really beautiful and actually pretty easy to grow! Take a look at out mugo pine plant encyclopedia and get your mugo pine growing today!

A large, wide-spreading evergreen shrub with very deep green needles and attractive white new growth in spring; a good character plant for larger gardens, will eventually grow quite large so leave adequate room

Increase curb appeal — or just make a space you want to inhabit.

If you are wondering how to beautify the area beneath pine trees, there are several excellent options. What is the best groundcover under pine trees? Before