Lia Leendertz

1 week ago | hartley-botanic.co.uk | Lia Leendertz |Bob Flowerdew |Jean Vernon |John Walker

The greenhouse can do many wonderful things, particularly at this time of year, but one of the things it cannot do is make up for me having bought tomato plants too early. I know this lesson. I learned it many years ago, or at least I should have. Tomatoes grow fast, and as they do so they love light, warmth, water, food and space. They do not love frost, to put it mildly.

2 weeks ago | hartley-botanic.co.uk | Bob Flowerdew |Jean Vernon |John Walker |Lia Leendertz

Brighten up your greenhouse with tubs of colourful Fountain Grasses in red, crimson or purple marked foliage. Good splashes of colour these are especially useful amongst taller plants camouflaging bare stems or disguising tubs. Fountain Grasses are remarkably easy to care for with minimal attention yet respond with luxuriant displays throughout the growing season. The original Fountain Grass is Pennisetum setaceum an invasive perfidious weed of scrubland throughout much of Africa and Asia.

2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Ria Higgins |Tom Brown |Lia Leendertz |Kulwinder Singh Rai

The rugby legend opens up about his Chelsea Flower Show garden inspired by living with HIV, and finding sanctuary in natureWhere do you live? My husband Stephen and I moved into our current house at the end of last summer. We had been living right on the Welsh coast but, as idyllic as it was, it also came with a lot of problems - including the noise and smoke from beach parties and bonfires. So, we decided to move to the country, just outside Bridgend, which is where I'm from.

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Lia Leendertz

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1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Tom Brown |Clare Coulson |Val Bourne |Lia Leendertz

Advantages* A wooden frame can insulate and maintain warmer temperatures and does not lose heat as quickly as a metal frame. * It offers great design flexibility. * It's available in kit form as well as bespoke. Disadvantages* Pest build-up can be an issue with a wooden frame, and it requires more intricate cleaning compared to a metal one. * More regular maintenance will be required to keep the framing in good condition.