Vivienne Hambly

2 months ago | theenglishgarden.co.uk | Vivienne Hambly

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Mar 19, 2025 | theenglishgarden.co.uk | Vivienne Hambly

For reliable groundcover that does well in sun or shade, Epimedium x youngianum ‘Niveum’ is particularly useful. In spring it has small, bright white flowers, a little like snowflakes, and its heart-shaped leaves are interesting, too: they’re a coppery red in spring and autumn and fresh green in summer. In shady spots you could try growing it with ferns. Gillenia trifoliata is another stalwart plant with starry white flowers that grow from red-brown stems from late spring to early autumn.

Jan 9, 2025 | theenglishgarden.co.uk | Vivienne Hambly

The word is filled with the most incredible gardens. This year, seize the moment and book an adventure to visit a garden you’ve always wanted to see — or make a tour of an entire region or country, stopping at a number of gardens along the way. From the many hundreds of notable gardens out there, we present a list of 20 incomparable places to see, modest and grand, exotic and conventional, urban and rural.

Nov 19, 2024 | theenglishgarden.co.uk | Vivienne Hambly

Create your own thoughtful Christmas gifts and decorationsJanuary is the time for making marmalade with seasonal Seville oranges, but before that comes December, a month to dry slices of clementine and orange for stylish Christmas decorations. Heat the oven to around 100C or use the simmering oven of an AGA with the door left ajar. Line a baking sheet with paper, then leave oranges to dry for around five hours, turning them occasionally.

Nov 17, 2024 | theenglishgarden.co.uk | Vivienne Hambly

Having always wanted to garden, Alexander Hoyle trained at both Pershore and RBG Kew, with a spell at Aberglasney along the way. This experience, combined with a good eye and an interest in decorative arts, has helped him develop creative planting schemes. He is particularly skilled at bringing the aesthetic of the modern country garden to smaller spaces: eye-catching containers outside the doors of Colefax & Fowler, the interior design firm on the Pimlico Road, London, are a case in point.