At home with.....

My garden featured in the August edition of the Journal - a sister publication of the Lincolnshire Echo. Thanks to photographer Anna for making the garden look so nice and me vaguely normal...

Design, Garden design, PeopleGuy PetheramAugust 3, 2016garden design, The Journal, Gardens

Chelsea reflections 2016

The exhibits at RHS flowershows may not necessarily be designed with the average back yard in mind but they nevertheless illustrate some useful design techniques that can be employed in any garden

Guy PetheramJuly 5, 2016

Garden like a......punk

This year maybe the 40th anniversary of punk, but Johnny Rotten is more likely to be doing a spot of gardening these days than taking drugs.

Gardening, How to Garden, PeopleGuy PetheramJune 20, 2016John Lydon, Garden like a, Gardening

The oriental art of pruning

At Purelands Japanese garden near Newark you will see a whole lot of beautiful and extraordinary looking plants - architectural shapes, cloud-like foliage and elegantly arching stems.

Garden design, Gardens, Gardening, Open Gardens, Plants, TopiaryGuy PetheramJune 15, 2016Topiary, Purelands, Shrubs, Japanese garden

Japanese garden

I visited a Japanese garden near my home in the East Midlands about 10 years ago and a recent article in the Daily Mail prompted me to make a return trip. I was not disappointed.