From HOUSE & HOME May 26, 2012

Best in show

Robin Lane Fox led by corgi Thane of Cawdor in the Caravan Club garden, designed by Jo Thompson ©James Royall

The Chelsea flower show remains an event with punchily-priced tickets and yet a major reason why so many hopefuls come

Andy Sturgeon’s M&G Investments Garden ©James Royall From HOUSE & HOME May 19, 2012

Come rain or shine

The Chelsea Flower Show features exhibits that promise fantasy and ambition

Magnolia delavayi ©GAP Photos From HOUSE & HOME May 12, 2012

Hallowed ground

The garden of a 17th-century house in Ireland slowly unveils its well-hidden stunning wonders

Lush garden in France ©Jeremy Harbord From HOUSE & HOME May 5, 2012

La vie en roses

England does not transplant abroad, but abroad has a spring season that is earlier and more prolific than any English April

Wisteria floribunda above a bench in Bishops Close, Orego ©Alamy From HOUSE & HOME Apr 29, 2012

The hysteria of wisteria

To replicate the successes I have reverted to one variety only, the wondrous sinensis Consequa

Pink, red, and velvet gladioli ©Alamy From HOUSE & HOME Apr 21, 2012

Glad to be a rebel

In the open air, gladioli have none of the staleness of a few rose-pink varieties in a vase in a hotel lobby

A brick archway and clematis in an old garden ©Getty From HOUSE & HOME Apr 20, 2012

Up against the wall

Pyracanthas can be clipped into any pattern you choose and can even be shaped into an evergreen edging round windows

Dark red scabious From HOUSE & HOME Apr 7, 2012

Roll-on Easter

For non-stop gardening, plan holiday purchases from weedkiller to lawn-patching kits

The Chanticleer garden near Wayne, Pennsylvania in autumn ©Rob Cardillo From HOUSE & HOME Mar 30, 2012

The special relationship

Chanticleer, which took inspiration from the English gardens its owners admired, is the ideal mix of British and American gardening

A postcard of golfing on the beach from c1910 ©Heritage Images From HOUSE & HOME Mar 23, 2012

Pipe down

Why do golf courses get plenty of water while vegetables are left to wither?

From HOUSE & HOME Mar 17, 2012

Arranged marriages

The season for shuffling plants around is now on us. Hence, an interesting time for the Royal Horticultural Society to commission a new encyclopedia

From HOUSE & HOME Mar 9, 2012

What big trees you have

Gardening has always seemed to be a slow, patient business. But designers, celebrities and royalty certainly think there is a way of accelerating the process

From HOUSE & HOME Mar 3, 2012

Gardens: Hundred-author wood

Trees can be long-lived memorials, so why not plan an arboreal tribute to literary greats?

From HOUSE & HOME Feb 24, 2012

Gardens: a man for all seasonings

The best herbs have to be grown from seeds, sometimes started in heated greenhouses

From HOUSE & HOME Feb 17, 2012

Did the Raj mar the Taj?

The British Empire’s ‘restoration’ of monuments in India was not always felicitous as the new landscapers believed

From HOUSE & HOME Feb 10, 2012

For the love of lilies

These plants are an essential for every gardener, however small or urban their garden. They are most certainly not for experts only

From HOUSE & HOME Feb 3, 2012

In whom we trust

Robin Lane Fox talks about the National Trust’s success as a popular destination with historic houses and gardens

From HOUSE & HOME Jan 27, 2012

Time to branch out

Why not start with trees that have at least three attractions, flowers, fruit and autumn colour?

From HOUSE & HOME Jan 20, 2012

Gardens: Top seeds

Antirrhinums, False Bishops, Sweet Peas, ageratums and petunias are on this gardener’s list of favourites for sowing this year

From HOUSE & HOME Jan 13, 2012

Gardens: Lucky Dips

Robin Lane Fox refuses to follow the trend for throwaway planting

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Robin Lane Fox Robin Lane Fox writes a gardening column for the FT Weekend supplement.

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