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Salvia Royal Bumble - a contemporary and striking plant loved by garden designers

Salvia Royal Bumble is loved by garden designers for its bold colour, on trend look and extremely long flowering season.

Garden Design Trends in 2024 and 2025: Embracing Sustainabilty and Serenity

The latest trends in garden design include rewilding, wellness and resiliance. See why garden designers are promoting these styles

Plant of the Month: Agapanthus

Agapanthus are loved by contemporary garden designers and amateur enthusiasts alike for their dramatic impact and architectural form.

Plant of the Month: Edgeworthia chrysantha

This month’s blog is on the beautiful fragrant Edgeworthia chrysantha. A medium sized deciduous shrub with dangling clusters of flowers...

Biodiversity Net Gain - does it matter for gardens?

What is BNG, Biodiversity net gain and why is it important for gardens

7 Stylish bird feeders & bird houses for your garden

We all know the importance of supporting wildlife in our gardens, and one of the simplest is to provide food and homes for the birds. A...

4 Advantages of No Dig Gardening?

4 advantages of no dig gardening in cambridge

October plants for contemporary garden designs

Using Symphyotrichum ericoides in your garden This RHS plants for pollinators perennial is a showstopper from late summer to late autumn....

September plants for modern gardens

Our september plant of the month is Ostrya carpinifolia, common name European Hop Hornbeam, a deciduous small to medium sized tree which...

Plant of the month - Tulip "Candy Prince"

If you're looking for a tulip that stands out from the crowd, look no further than "Candy Prince". This elegant variety boasts a classic...

Plant of the month - Iris Reticulata

How would you combine hardiness with sophisticated, yet understated beauty, with vibrant colour? It’s easy: include Iris reticulata bulbs...

Plant of the month - Crocus tommasinianus

The flowers will not allow themselves to be tricked by this day, the sudden blaze of sun that ignites my window and melts its crust of...

Plant of the month - Bergenia Cordifolia Purpurea

If your garden needs a low maintenance, pollinator-friendly, hardy plant that brings some liveliness to your winter garden, then look no...

Plant of the month - Cyclamen Coum

These cute and dainty flowers come all the way from the East of the Mediterranean, and despite their sweet and delicate appearance with...

Plant of the month: Nerine Bowdenii

Could your garden use a little tropical lift in the middle of autumn? Consider planting some Nerine Bowdenii, a bulbous perennial...

Plant of the month: Aster Frikartii Monch

While the days get darker and cooler, and the parks are blazing with red and yellow leaves, your garden could still showcase a colourful...

How to create a contemporary wildlife garden (part 3): Habitat Enrichment

In our last blog of this series on wildlife gardens we’ll look at how to enrich our garden habitats, whether existing or newly designed. ...

How to create a contemporary wildlife garden (Part 2)

In our last blog we looked at how the design of gardens, contemporary or traditional, influences the physical diversity of the habitat in...

How to create a contemporary wildlife garden

With gardens estimated to cover over 10 million acres (yes really!), the need for wildlife gardens has never been greater. So what can we...

Plant of the Month: Mahonia aquifolium ‘Apollo’

Bursts of colour are appearing around Cambridge to signal the arrival of spring. March’s plant of the month is Mahonia aquifolium...