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A beautiful and HEALTHY rose for a tricky spot, and our real-life garden get-together
Join us for a Garden Get-Together at Great Dixter, discover a beautifully resilient rose and get a sneak peek at The Archers 75th Anniversary Garden at…
Jun 10
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The Gardening Mind Index
A map to the world of The Gardening Mind: design, plants, seasons, travel and more
Jun 6
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Jo Thompson
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How to garden in June
Plus: drought-tolerant pots, an excellent and easy rose loved by wildlife, and a peek inside my house
May 30
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Jo Thompson
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Just browsing? Read this first
What The Gardening Mind is all about - and how to join this worldwide community of garden-lovers
Jan 1, 2023
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Jo Thompson
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Cultivated - a gathering-up of distractions
A monthly collection of things that I think you’ll like - and it's free to read
May 27
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Jo Thompson
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Beautiful, easy summer planting combinations to try out at home
May 24, 2025
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How to create a romantic garden - design tips and tricks, and my top 100 romantic plants
Mar 22, 2025
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Jo Thompson
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How to fill a garden with magic
May 16
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Jo Thompson
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Debunked: gardening myths
Oct 18, 2025
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Easy ways to combine roses in the garden
Also: a postcard from the Chelsea Flower Show with peeks inside the show gardens, things to buy, and plants to dream about
May 23
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Jo Thompson
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How to fill a garden with magic
How a sloping village garden became a fairytale of rills, roses and wildflowers - plus 15 favourite hardy geraniums for UK and North American borders.
May 16
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How to design with roses in the border
An easy planting design. Plus: fabulous garden furniture, the mystery plant, a book, and some BEAUTIFUL gardens to visit
May 9
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Books
The New Romantic Garden
Creating magical, atmospheric gardens
The Gardener's Palette
A journey through colour in gardens and art
Rhubarb Rhubarb
A correspondence between a hopeful gardener and a hopeless cook
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How to deal with a garden on two levels, a very exciting meet-up, and the wonder of a crinkle crankle wall
Plus: the bulb meadow location is revealed, and there's some news about GOATS!
Apr 18
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Jo Thompson
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A city garden design Before and After - from lawn to garden
How a simple design became a paradise of plants. Plus: Magnolia Watch, spring tulips and a new magazine column.
Mar 14
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Jo Thompson
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Why it works - the clever tricks that make this tiny Edinburgh garden feel bigger
And new: The Garden Design Studio
Mar 10
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Jo Thompson
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Why it works - how to design and create a tiny romantic garden space
A quick-read how-to for a small garden space
Feb 4
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Jo Thompson
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Easy Gardening
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Cultivated - a gathering-up of distractions
A monthly collection of things that I think you’ll like - and it's free to read
May 27
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Jo Thompson
98
24
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How to fill a garden with magic
How a sloping village garden became a fairytale of rills, roses and wildflowers - plus 15 favourite hardy geraniums for UK and North American borders.
May 16
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Jo Thompson
173
67
7
Cultivated - a gathering-up of distractions
A monthly collection of garden-related things that I think you’ll like - and it's free to read
Apr 15
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Jo Thompson
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How to deal with your front garden
Common Garden Conundrums
Mar 21
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Jo Thompson
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City Gardens
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A city garden design Before and After - from lawn to garden
How a simple design became a paradise of plants. Plus: Magnolia Watch, spring tulips and a new magazine column.
Mar 14
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Jo Thompson
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What do you do when you have impossible garden neighbours? And a planting recipe
Where the Wild Things Are: creating a garden design in the most unromantic of gardens
Feb 15, 2025
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Jo Thompson
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Small garden design - Week 7 : How to bring magic, mystery and romance into your garden
Demystifying the design principles, making your garden really 'work'. And garden notebooks.
Jan 18, 2025
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Jo Thompson
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How on earth do you start with a border planting design?
Getting the effect you want in gardens of any size - and one of my secret garden design tricks for planted borders that look good
Jan 11, 2025
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Jo Thompson
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Country Gardens
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A planting scheme inspired by the Easter Bunny
A week of glorious weather, Basil-induced destruction, and a planting scheme I couldn’t not share. Plus: an incredibly useful plant that is being…
Apr 11
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A quick live this morning - BECAUSE SPRING IS IN THE AIR!!!!
In case you missed it - yes I know I have a book deadline, but it was TOO lovely out there.
Mar 3
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A planting design before and after, the Rose Diaries, and a magical garden
Plus: a plant that we love to hate - do you?
Aug 2, 2025
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How to design a large country garden
Creating a garden out of a completely blank canvas
Nov 18, 2023
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Planting Design
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Easy ways to combine roses in the garden
Also: a postcard from the Chelsea Flower Show with peeks inside the show gardens, things to buy, and plants to dream about
May 23
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Jo Thompson
114
41
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How to fill a garden with magic
How a sloping village garden became a fairytale of rills, roses and wildflowers - plus 15 favourite hardy geraniums for UK and North American borders.
May 16
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Jo Thompson
173
67
7
How to design with roses in the border
An easy planting design. Plus: fabulous garden furniture, the mystery plant, a book, and some BEAUTIFUL gardens to visit
May 9
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Jo Thompson
123
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How to garden in May
Plus: the joy of flowering shrubs, judging at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, and THAT tulip
May 2
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Jo Thompson
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Garden Jobs this Month
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How to garden in June
Plus: drought-tolerant pots, an excellent and easy rose loved by wildlife, and a peek inside my house
May 30
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Jo Thompson
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How to garden in May
Plus: the joy of flowering shrubs, judging at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, and THAT tulip
May 2
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Jo Thompson
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How to garden in April
Everything your garden needs as April begins Plus: an EASY planting design for butterflies and bees and an excellent discount
Mar 28
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Jo Thompson
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How to garden in March
Plus: twenty ways to make a cottage garden in the city
Feb 28
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Small Garden Design
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How to choose romantic plants for shade, and a tiny garden solution
Today, we’re going to revisit the idea of romantic gardens, and those Top 100 romantic plants - and we’re going shady.
Apr 25
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Jo Thompson
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Why it works - the clever tricks that make this tiny Edinburgh garden feel bigger
And new: The Garden Design Studio
Mar 10
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Jo Thompson
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44
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Why it works - how to design and create a tiny romantic garden space
A quick-read how-to for a small garden space
Feb 4
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Jo Thompson
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Why it works - a tiny garden design
And it's free to read
Jan 14
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Jo Thompson
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How to Garden
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The Gardening Mind Index
A map to the world of The Gardening Mind: design, plants, seasons, travel and more
Jun 6
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Jo Thompson
111
84
15
How to garden in June
Plus: drought-tolerant pots, an excellent and easy rose loved by wildlife, and a peek inside my house
May 30
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Jo Thompson
101
57
11
How to deal with a garden on two levels, a very exciting meet-up, and the wonder of a crinkle crankle wall
Plus: the bulb meadow location is revealed, and there's some news about GOATS!
Apr 18
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Jo Thompson
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How to garden in April
Everything your garden needs as April begins Plus: an EASY planting design for butterflies and bees and an excellent discount
Mar 28
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Jo Thompson
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