Fortunately these Hellebores aren’t that bothered by the gloomy weather and are providing some sunshine on a a very wet day #helleborus #helleboruspennyspink #wintercheer #springiscoming

Happy New Year. Here’s a selection of last year’s planting and landscaping joy. Here’s hoping that 2024 brings more of the same with a lot less mud🤞 #gardendesign #garden #plants #plantsofinstagram #landscaping

Blowing the cobwebs away and enjoying a rain free morning of Autumn colour in this @janebrockbank designed garden. I change my mind each visit as to which is my favourite area and time of year, but this is definitely one, (of the many) 😀Jane…… #acerpalmatum #miscanthus cindy #persicariavirginiana #cercis

Last day of September and chance to spend some time on my own garden #septemberlight #autumnvibes🍁 #autumncolours🍂🍁 #autumnplants #salvia #agastache #miscanthus #aster

Lush planting maturing nicely, and enjoying the early Autumn sun in this @janebrockbank designed garden #gardening #gardendesign #barnet

Stunning weather and plants that even wowed my long suffering family and the dog enjoyed his ice cream at #trebahgardens today #trebah #cornishgardener

I always work with an assistant in this lovely @janebrockbank garden. Sadly she’s not very good at weeding. The recent rain has kept it all very lush and green #gardenmaintenance #summervibes #summerplanting #gardensmakepeoplehappy

Roof with a view #brightonbikesheds #sedum #sedumroof #livingroof @btnbikesheds

A spot of early evening sun and a chance to admire #paulshimalayanmusk living up to its rambling credentials at our allotment. Almost in full flower. It smells amazing too. #ramblingrose #allotment #allotmentlife #roses

Just over a year from when it was planted some Friday joy from this gorgeous @janebrockbank front garden. #woodlandgarden #springplanting #aqualegia #geranium #luzula #melica #thalictrum #anemonesylvestris #anthriscussylvestris

Next to #newriver and now in its second year this wildlife friendly garden is blending in beautifully with with its surroundings#wildlifefriendlygarden #beelove #cornusmas #calamagrostis #corten

Spot the 🐝 Lovely to see the #ajuga in full flower this morning #plantsforbees #ajugacatlinsgiant #bugle #shadygarden

Blue skies for a review visit to this lovely walled garden. @keylimepiequeen has been doing an amazing job of keeping on top of all the several acres of maintenance #prunuskanzan #walledgarden #springtime #soringtimevibes

Finally some sunshine to enjoy these pots of Spring loveliness #herecomesthesun #springbulbs #tulips #tuliporca #tulippalmyra #narcissusminnow #muscari #wallflowers #erysimum

Sunshine at last for some Magnolia porn and hazel plant support weaving at this @janebrockbank designed garden #magnolia #magnoliatree #hazelweaving #spring #nomorerain

I’m generally rubbish with house plants, so #clivias are perfect for me. This one is rewarding me for several months of neglect. As long as I feed it weekly until the Summer and ignore it again next Winter it will continue to reward me #cliviaminiata #houseplants!#houseplantsofinstagram

Lovely company on a drizzly morning. If only s/he could turn the compost as well ….#composting #robin #gardenhelper

Hello sunshine. Winter Aconite enjoying the welcome Winter rays #aconite #eranthushyemalis #winterbulbs #firstbulbs #winterflowers #yellowplants #springiscoming

January seed heads. So important to insects and birds in the depths of Winter and by the Summer they turn onto to the second picture #inulamagnifica #inula #seedheads #winterinterest #perennials #januarygarden

Another rainy January day and time to remove the old and damaged leaves on #hellebores so that the emerging flowers can shine. #helleborus #helleboreseason #winterflowers #januaryflowers #beautifulflowers #wildaboutgardens #gardenlife #muswellhill #highgate #hampstead

Happy New Year. Here’s a selection of some of my favourite gardens I was either luck enough to maintain or design last year. Looking forward to seeing how they all develop this year. There’s always room for a few more, so do get in touch if you need any help in your garden #gardendesigner #gardenmaintenance #n10 #n2 #gardenersguild #rhsgardener #muswellhill #fortisgreen

Miscanthus arch and surprised dog! #winterwonderland #snow #snowdog #muswellhill #fortisgreen

Some seasonal exotic red to celebrate the first official day of Winter. Although not hardy, this #salviaconfertiflora is a handy and slightly different plant for a punch of colour. When frost is eventually forecast, I’ll dig it up and put it in the greenhouse over Winter. #salvia #exoticplants #december #fortisgreen #muswellhill #gardendesign #plantsmakepeoplehappy

A day of contrasts for bulb planting in this @janebrockbank designed garden. This was definitely the better moment between torrential downpours #gardendesign #bulbplanting #autumn #autumncolours

Some Autumn sunshine to accompany a trip to review this lovely garden built last year and looking lovely #cornusmas #calamagrostis #bowespark

Slightly wet today. Fortunately the #autumncolours made up for the soggy gardening #gardeningintherain

Gorgeous light on the newly planted #cercis and autumn highlights in this newly planted #woodlandgarden Huge thanks to both @keylimepiequeen and @greenspaceslondon for all the ongoing work in this beautiful #walledgarden #gardendesign #plantingdesign

Plants, plants and a beautiful #acerdavidii #snakebarkmaple in the next stage of our #walledgarden restoration Now all we need to do is to get them in the ground…. #gardendesign

The first glimpses of Autumn on the #acerpalmatum and a spot of maintenance in this gorgeous @janebrockbank designed garden #autumnvibes #acer

Every Garden Designer loves a digger picture. Start of an exciting project with @greenspaceslondon Exciting to see it emerge over the coming weeks #gardendesignersoflondon #gardendesign #urbangarden

Spot the peacock? He’s waiting patiently for the next stage of our restoration project in this beautiful walled garden starting with a delivery later in the Autumn of @majestictrees1 trees to add to this already lovely vista #spotthepeacock #gardendesign #treestreestrees #treesmakemehappy

After the rain. The time of plenty at the allotment #allotment #allotmentlife #growyourownfood #noairmiles

When your family indulge you with a walk along the #highline and you agree to lie down on the Edge glass floor as compensation. We all loved the Highline though. 😀 #nyc #plantsmakepeoplehappy

#fennel and #agastache are one of my favourite combinations this year. Not bothered by the lack of rain accompanied by the slightly mad and rather tall #alliumsummerdrummer #summerborder #inmygarden #inmygardentoday #yellowflowers #summerplants

#allotmentflowers #noairmiles #noairmilesflowers #cuttinggarden

Still in its first year, this walled border is being looked after beautifully by @keylimepiequeen Planted for drought resistance it’s coped well with the recent heat #summerborder #droughtresistantplants #walledgarden

#prettyinyellow💛 wonderful #inula A huge #beemagnet and thriving this morning in a beautiful @janebrockbank designed garden I maintain #innulamagnifica #yellowflowersmakemehappy

The end of an era. Many happy memories and so many pictures #kingsbromley #countrygarden #mychildhoodmemories

And relax. Enjoying the sunshine snd bracing sea #slapton

Thank you @keylimepiequeen for a very hard days work. Scroll through to see what it looked like before we started #shadygarden #courtyardgarden #courtyardplants

3 months post planting and it’s growing nicely. Lots more to come yet #walledgarden #perennialborder #ornamentalgrasses #stipatenuissima #gardeninspiration

#acer ‘Summer Gold’ looking particularly handsome in a newly planted garden #gardeninspiration #gardendesign #treesforsmallgardens

Sometimes it’s good to clash #commabutterfly #knautiamacedonica #inmygarden

3 of my favourite things #bees #dog #circium ;although the dog is in the middle of my border, so not quite as much in favour! #gardensofinstagram #gardensofinstagram #dogsofinstagram #wheatenterrier #beelove

We started the restoration of this garden 18 months ago to prepare it for our clients 90th Birthday. Scroll through to see the ‘before’ Today we weeded and dead headed one of the many perennial borders together. I hope I’m still as enthusiastic about my garden when I reach 90 😃#thepowerofflowers #gardeninglife #gardeningformentalhealth #plantsmakepeoplehappy

One of the only times it’s good to #cotinus #cotinuscoggygria beginning to smoke #purple #smokebush #shrubsofinstagram #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantingdesign

A privileged preview of this years gardens. #chelseaflowershow #showgardens

Much fun today planting this fabulous @beesfordevelopment garden with @terkaactongardendesign and designer @sarahmihalopgardens Wishing them lots of luck for judging. If you are visiting Chelsea next week do go and say ‘Hello’ on stand GP316 in the Great Pavilion and find out more about the charities work with some of the world’s poorest people #beesofinstagram #beesmaketheworldgoround #rhschelseaflowershow2022 #chelseaflowershow

So excited to be heading to #chelseaflowershow2022 this morning with @terkaactongardendesign to help our friend @sarahmihalopgardens make the final tweaks to her amazing design #chelseaflowershow #plantsofinstagram #plantsmakepeoplehappy #beesofinstagram #tropicalplants #tropicalplantsofinsta

Lovely morning visit to this garden we designed. It was built and planted last Summer. It’s a special place right next to #newriver (if you look closely in the second picture you can see a swan swimming past. The brief was a garden that fiitted in with the surroundings, areas of privacy which we managed with #cortenscreens grasses #calamagrostis and #beefriendly planting #screenwithenvy #gardensofinstagram #gardenscreens #plantsforbees #plants #plantsmakepeoplehappy #gardendesignersoflondon #bowespark #hoslandscapes

#wisley compulsory #wisteria ‘porn’ (definitely not one to hashtag) 😀and a whole lot more to see with @catherine_cochrane_gardens #gardeninspiration #gardeningwithfriends

A #borrowedview and a little bit of #naturalisation The bottom of my childhood home garden and former vegetable area is one of my favourite places

Exquisite #irissiberica looking fantastic in the sunshine at my allotment. The flowers don’t last very long, but the scent and colour make then a must have plant for me #iris #flowerstagram #plantsforsun #plantsmakepeoplehappy #fortisgreen

The view from my compost heap, (yes really) and #nomowmay providing lots of colour and food for #pollinatinginsects #fortisgreen

Early morning mist and green haze on my neighbours Willow. A good day for being outside #springtime #highgatewoods #n10 #n2

Planting day before the rain #plantsmakepeoplehappy #perennialborder #gardeninspiration #gardendesignersoflondon #barnet

A sea of #primulavulgaris at my allotment this afternoon. A definite sign Spring is well underway. They provide a great source of early nectar and left alone will happily self seed and multiply beneath deciduous trees and hedgerows #primula #plantsfornectar #britishnativeplants #woodlandplanting #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantsplantsplants

#reasonstobecheerful Happy Daffodils and a small detour on the way to my garden shed #narcissus #narcissusjetfire #narcissusripvanwinkle #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantinginspiration #springbulbs

A cup of tea in the #sunshine with the #crocustommasinianus and Penny #hellebore #plantsmakepeoplehappy #gardeninspiration #gardendesign

Another gloomy day, but #springiscoming with a chance to enjoy the longer daylight. In the meanwhile here’s a picture showing how inviting good lighting design can make your garden, taken by @pjman_uk and shared by my client @dianagoodness this garden was built by @hoslandscapes in Autumn 2021 #gardenlightingdesign #gardenlightingdesign #gardeninspiration #newriver #bowespark

#calmbeforethestorm lovely day for a site visit. Blue skies framing this magnificent #cedartree and our 4 metre wide, (yikes)! walled border starting to take shape. Next stage lots of plants 😀#plantsmakepeoplehappy #cedrus #gardendesign

Sometimes it’s hard to believe that Spring really is on the way. A cup of tea and a catch up with my client on a miserable wet day and a chance to see the Cornelian Cherry we planted last Autumn in full flower#cornusmas #corneliancherry #winterflowers #yellowflowers

Waiting to be softened by planting, but total transformation for this very shady small North London garden where space was a premium. Beautifully built by @greenspaceslondon and @londontowncabins #urbangarden #florencegreyporcelain #londonstone #larch #larchbattens #cantilevered #cantileveredbench #n8

Little and Large providing a perfect frame for the #sunrise on a frosty morning in Staffordshire. Finally we are getting some proper Winter weather #frostymorning #countrygarden #oak #bramleyapple

Wishing everyone an early Happy and Healthy 2022. Here’s to more flower and garden adventures #topnine #2021 #gardendesign #gardendesigner #plantsmakepeoplehappy

Beautiful frosty sunrise this morning #inmygarden #inmygardentoday #redsky #wintersunrise #miscanthus

Some gardens are just special. This is my Dad’s garden and where my passion for plants started. Ray Mattin 1.2.30 - 8.12.21 a happy life well lived

#walledgarden possibilities a lot of digging with @keylimepiequeen and a beautiful blank canvas for some #horticultural contemplation. Exciting things to come #gardendesignersoflondon #gardendesigners

Stunning #autumncolours this morning #coldfallwoods #n2

I photographed these #circium in flower at the beginning of June. 5 months later and with consistent deadheading they are still going strong #plantsforpollinators #longflowering

Work in progress. Lots more to come in this contemporary garden being built by @greenspaceslondon It’s already looking so much brighter though #larch #gardenfences #contemporarygardendesign #n8

Love it or loathe it? This #pyracantha is at its Autumn best in my Dad’s front garden. It’s been fantastically well trained by him and now his gardener and is providing a lovely burst of colour and #foodforthebirds I love it, but only if I’ve got my gauntlets on 😃#autumncolours #autumnberries #wildlifefriendlygarden

Autumn leaf ident. Far more interesting than sweeping leaves off the lawn. Scroll through to see the answers. No cheating 😀#autumnleaves #autumncolours #plants #plantsmakepeoplehappy #treesforlife

A quick pre weekend walk around my own garden reminded me that there’s still so much colour. With careful planning and thought you really can have a garden that looks good all year round #saliva #salviaamistad ##salviawendyswish #cercis #miscanthus #calamagrostis #stipatenuissima #verbenabonariensis

Planting day at our #newriver project. The moment when you realise you’ve forgotten how much cats like Cat Mint 😂#nepeta #catsofinstagram #plantsmakepeoplehappy (and cats)

#symphyotrichumnovaeangliae better known as an #aster combining well with #miscanthus This one is ‘Lou Williams’ and gets to about 160cms tall. It has good mildew resistance, handy as I can’t resist squeezing lots of plants in! Fabulous for Autumn colour and another #beemagnet #plantsforautumncolour #newenglandaster #plantsofinstagram

Everybody needs a #salvia in their #gardeninglife #salviaguaranitica and #salviainvolucrata are putting on an Autumn show at our allotment and getting lots of 🐝 love #plantsofinstagram #plantsforbees🐝

Lovely #cornusmas going in at our #newrivergarden today. It’s an undemanding small tree and will have small bright yellow flowers that unusually open before the leaves in very early Spring. With leaves that will turn a reddish purple in a few weeks and bright red cherry like fruit, we reckon it’s a bit of a stunner and so does our client. With huge thanks to @deepdaletrees and @hoslandscapes #treesmakepeoplehappy #treesforsmallgardens #gardendesign

And relax. The end of a busy week and a few moments in my own garden #autumncolours #autumngarden #pennisetum #sedum #hylotelephium #gardendesignersoflondon

#plantingcombinations #eupatorium and #miscanthus enjoying some very welcome sun #inmygarden

#reducereuserecycle team @hoslandscapes doing a fantastic job re positioning this mammoth #berberis careful digger excavation revealed it has spent the last 20 years sitting on one of the many layers of patios already removed from this project. Fingers crossed 🤞 it should be a whole lot happier in its new home! #gardendesign #urbangarden #bowespark

Distant Moor, Wheat fields and a happy dog. Sadly the Hare that has been teasing the dog is slightly more camera shy #northyorkshire #dogsofinstagram

Enjoying a spot of #gardenmagic with my garden companion in this @janebrockbank designed garden. It’s only in its’ first year, so lots of excitement to look forward to. In the meanwhile it’s looking pretty good #innulamagnifica #lythrum #asters #dogslife #summergarden

The tranquil and the slightly less so! Hopefully harmony will be restored on this exciting project starting today with @hoslandscapes #gardendesign #newriver

#sunshine and #shade #frontgarden planting needs to be both easy to maintain and a crowd pleaser. Scroll through to see what was there before! 😃#echinacea #calamagrostisbrachytricha #thalictrum #anenome

Who says yellow isn’t a fantastic colour in gardens. Sometimes you just fall in love with a plant. This is #innulamagnifica a new plant for me. It’s a huge #beemagnet and is a big fan of damp clay soil and doing very well in a clients garden #perennialplants #yellow #yellowflowers #yellowflowersmakemehappy

End of a busy week and a chance to enjoy our newly restored #hardwooddecking the dog has also given his seal of approval #fridayvibes #screenwithenvy #harrodhorticultural #agapanthus #miscanthus

Salvias just keep getting better all through the Summer, often right up to the first frosts. Easy to grow, with a colour palette for every taste, they are hard not to fall in love with. #salvia #salvias #salviapinkpong #salviaamistad #salvianachtvlinder #salviaverticillatapurplerain #plantsforbees

A sea of #veronicastrum finally catching up with @terkaactongardendesign and the new #wisley science centre made for a wonderful day

Pinks and purples. This border is now in full summer glory and doesn’t appear to have noticed the chilly weather #midsummer #midsummergarden #urbangarden #gardensforwildlife #muswellhill

Mid summer in our garden restoration project. 10 months ago it was a bit of a jungle, but with careful editing and the addition of a few key plants it’s all shaping up nicely to hopefully host my clients big birthday in the Autumn #plantsmakepeoplehappy #summerborder #arkley #gardenrestoration

The aliens have landed and the dog approves. I first saw these #alliumsummerdrummer in the #bethchatto at Hampton Court a couple of years ago. It will still be a while before they flower. In the meanwhile I’m enjoying the exotic garden look #urbangarden #urbangardening #bulbsforbees #summerplanting #muswellhill

Blue skies #cephalariagigantea and #bees equals happiness all round #plantsmakepeoplehappy #beesofinstagram #rhswisley

A garden with a view. This was the vegetable patch in my parents garden for many years, but at the tender age of 91 my father can’t maintain it and his fantastic gardener simply doesn’t have time to keep up with this area as well as the rest of the large garden. The #selfseeded #naturalisticplanting result is pretty good #gardensforwildlife

Pincushion #nectar this #bumblebee is working hard to get some #cirsium #plantsforpollinators

Finally some sun. The last of the #tulips and the beginnings of summer #summeriscoming #nomorerain #urbangarden #gardendesign #muswellhill

#polemonium a new one to me. Thank you Debs #ivyhatchplantsnursery Does well in a little shade and destined for a clients garden; although I may need to keep one! #springcolour #plantsforshade #jacobsladderplant #springflowers

Our allotment bees decided to swarm and settle on one of our Foxgloves today. Here they are in action and safely collected and ready to go in a new hive #allotmentlife #swarmingbees #beesofinstagram #beelove