Helen Riches Garden Design and Writing, Saffron Walden

Helen Riches garden designer and award winning garden writer, based in Saffron Walden, Essex, 12 miles from Cambridge, but also close to Suffolk and Hertfordshire. Creates beautiful, unique gardens. Garden writer and regular contributor to BBC Gardeners' World Magazine. Development of garden projects - specialises in container gardening. Garden stylist. Garden talks to garden clubs etc. Garden design courses, fun garden courses for all ages. Keen gardener. Garden has been open for the Yellow Book (National Garden Scheme - NGS).

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Seeking inspiration, or just some solid gardening tips? Our regular contributions from our working days, may help you through the gardening year. If you need some gardening advice, or would like to contribute your own garden tips or photographs, do share them with us! Contact Helen on: helen@helenriches.co.uk.

border planning

border planning

Now is a perfect time to plan next years borders. Learn how, with the aid of pipe cleaners and plasticene, on one of our fun but informative garden courses - see - no drawing skills required! Email Helen today. 17.10.11
be prepared!

be prepared!

Don't get caught out this winter! Order some fleece now to protect your plants from the worst of the weather - who knows what the coming season has in store? 21.09.11
small but deadly

small but deadly

They may be diminutive in size, but tiny snails can do quite  lot of damage, so pick them off your flowers and veg. Remove those holey leaves to smarten up your autumn garden. 17.09.11
going away?

going away?

Bring home a gift that grows. You are allowed a maximum of five retail- packed packets of restricted seed without a phytosanitary certificate. These Calabaza from Spain would not fit in my suitcase now! 04.08.11
sliced banana leaves

sliced banana leaves

Once banana leaves get tattered and torn, slice them off close to the trunk to prevent watering gathering at the joint. This banana-like Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii' is the star of my perennial border. 02.08.11
summer sales

summer sales

Look out for late season bargains at your local garden center. These cheery geraniums (viewed through early morning greenhouse condensation) came from Manor Nurseries Saffron Walden. 08.08.11
save seedlings

save seedlings

Keep track of your seedlings by potting them up. Left to their own devices, these baby Echinops sphaerocephalus 'Arctic Glow' were vulnerable to drought, slugs and crowding out by each other. A bit of nurturing won't go amiss. 24.07.11
bee friendly

bee friendly

Selecting bee friendly plants is easy. Just look at which plants are buzzing with polinators at your local garden center. The Echinops are bee central in our garden. 24.07.11

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