Hallson Gardens

The old pebble gravel was washed and went to my mother's and wife's gardens - so nothing wasted.

Finishing crocosmia against dry stream bed this afternoon.

I expect Sky were after a Japanese garden hidden away behind an ordinary suburban house. I think there may be a wave of new gardening shows coming that eschew elite/posh/expert gardeners in favour of Mr & Mrs average. ITV did 'Britains Best Back Gardens' in this vein. I rather enjoy this sort of thi...

Fantastic circular frame to your garden George. I like the way that from that viewpoint you can't see the gravel to the sides of the moongate, nothing potrudes upwards through it either. It's like the gate was a portal to another dimension of heightened beauty.

You're perfectly entitled to express a preference IBOY. IMHO few Japanese gardens are perfectly unchanging but the changes are understated, you are being asked to become more sensitive to the garden and notice just one plant at it's prime. It's like comparing a chorus line in a Broadway spectacular ...

Hi Deb, Mr Oh So Serious here :D First off a Japanese Maple garden; there are two ways you can go. First keep your maples in pots and give then showing stands like bonsai types do. You'll also need a shade and shelter area for them. In a sense this is very Japanase - for many city dwellers a tree co...