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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patio fruit

patio fruit

Buy this months Gardeners' World Magazine to see Part 1 of Helen's backdoor fruit feature. October is a great time to set out the structure of your fruit garden and order your plants. Oct '12
divide & multiply

divide & multiply

Bulbs are not the only spring delights. Primula and P. Aricula can be divided now for a beautiful display next year. Oct '12
enjoy geraniums

enjoy geraniums

The standard wisdom is to cut back your geraniums in autumn. Although I like to take cuttings now, I let my geraniums flower in the shelter of the conservatory and cut back in spring. Sept '12
tomato feed treat

tomato feed treat

Boost your blooms with liquid tomato feed. Your clematis will appreciate the extra potash it contains. Also good to keep your sweet peas happy. 24.07.12
jobs for plants

jobs for plants

All garden plants have a job to do. This collection of box cuttings were planted together, (along with Skimmia 'Kew Green') and trimmed into spheres to screen the garden office computer wires. 11.06.12
snaillets

snaillets

I picked 64 baby snails off emerging herbaceous plants yesterday. Despite lovely tribute to our photogenic friends in The Garden this month, don't reach for your camera. A mallet may be handy. 12.05.12
chop their heads off!

chop their heads off!

Deadhead pansies and lop the tops off ornamental grasses like Miscanthus and Calamagrostis before too much new growth appears at the base. For other pruning tips, sign up for the Garden Skills Course now!
crowded seedlings...

crowded seedlings...

... of spring favourite, Lunaria annua 'Alba Variegata' (a pretty variegated honesty) have been rescued from the shed steps and potted up. Don't allow tap rooted seedlings to get root bound, plant in situ soon. 20.02.12

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