One of my favourite things to do in the year is divide perennials in autumn. You can actually divide most perennials at any time, and spring and summer are good times for many while the plant is growing, but to give them the best chance autumn is my preferred moment. I enjoy dividing plants because| Jack Wallington | Nature & Gardens | nature, landscape and garden design in H...
This design had some particular challenges including craning a number of tonnes of top soil onto the roof terrace, along with getting all of the plants and materials up too. Originally planted by architects with long box hedges which had died, we replaced everything to create a soft, colourful and diverse range of tough plant| Jack Wallington | Nature & Gardens | nature, landscape and garden design in H...
Gardeners are all dreamers, I'm sure of it. We look, we imagine and somehow we become responsible for steering our little bubble of the universe into making that dream a reality. Who knows if the reality matches the hazy thoughts we had. A difficult year in our garden, I've certainly been busier starting my new| Jack Wallington | Nature & Gardens | nature, landscape and garden design in H...
The plants are still small (they've seriously been through the wars after arriving near death!), so the flowers are too, but the Brunnera macrophylla 'Mr Morse' is everything I hoped it would be. A much rarer, near identical plant to 'Jack Frost' but fit for a spring white garden. Now I've seen them in person, I| Jack Wallington | Nature & Gardens | nature, landscape and garden design in H...