Rachel Warne is an incredible professional garden photographer. So incredible, in fact, that this year Rachel won the portfolio category in the International Garden Photographer of the Year. As well as being a highly-trained professional, Rachel is also very kind, and she has agreed to share her tips for garden photography with F&F readers.

You might be a great gardener, but can you grow orchids? If you curl up with fear at the thought of ever coaxing your phalaenopsis to flower again, panic not. The Orchid Hunter is here to share his fabulous tips and superb photos with F&F readers.

Sarah, who writes the Fresh Gardener posts, is away on honeymoon at the moment, so I decided to embarrass her a little by showing some shots of her stylish wedding. ——————————————————————————————————————————- Fennel & Fern readers can get 10% off on flower, vegetable and fruit seeds and plants at Victoriana Nurseries. Just click here to claim an automatic [...]

Rebsie Fairholm is a heritage vegetable expert. She knows so much about open-pollinated crops that she has turned her hand to breeding a few of her own, and documents her progress on her lovely blog. And from now on, each month Rebsie will share her top heritage crops with F&F readers. Hooray! Up until 100 [...]

This image is not what it seems. Take a closer look. These pleached hornbeams are not growing atop a trellis: they are growing on trunks woven together. This practice, dubbed ‘Treedome’ or ‘Arborsculpture’ by creators Konstantin Kirsch and Richard Reames, blends together living matter to create stunning and surreal plant sculptures. Richard Reames talks us [...]

The tragic death of a friend spurred Roberta Hershon to found Hope in Bloom, a charity which plants gardens at the homes of breast cancer patients. She tells us about her work. Exposure to nature helps to lower blood pressure, boost energy, reduce stress, sharpen minds, teach patience and can give way to spontaneous smiles. [...]

I’m incredibly excited to introduce three lovely shiny new members of the F&F team to you today. These three writers will be contributing monthly blogs on their passion for certain areas of gardening, and they are a fabulous bunch. ——————————————————————————————————————————- Fennel & Fern readers can get 10% off on flower, vegetable and fruit seeds and [...]

Have you ever arrived home from work to find your garden looking a little grumpy? Ever envied the lives of those gardeners who don’t have trains to catch, intrays to empty, or late nights in the office? Chances are most people reading this blog don’t have time to gaze at their gourds all day long: [...]

Matt Williams is a marvellous cook. I know this because I spent a year watching his wife happily eating the extraordinarily delicious soups he had cooked her for lunch at work. His recipes are worth catching hold of, if you ever get the chance. And he’s been so kind to share his superb green tomato [...]

Guest blogger Ali bagged her allotment two years ago. She shares her tips for novice allotmenteers here. Don’t despair Once you have acquired your coveted plot, don’t despair if it is a jungle of weeds of every shape and form. My current plot was thick with brambles, bindweed, six trees, and lots of rubbish including [...]

The marvellous Mrs B from Carrots and Kids shares her tips for blissful child-friendly gardening: One of the reasons I’m passionate about gardening is due to the ease it can be slotted into family life. And, importantly, the children can have a go too. Backyard gardening is perfect for this; you potter, they play and [...]