It doesn't take long for new planting to mature and look lush and green. This garden was planted 18 months ago and is blooming this April.

Planting shade borders can be tricky - here are a few plants that work really well in a shady border.

Time flies when you're designing gardens - this month marks 20 years since my first solo garden design began.

I was trying to think of another word for the much-used 'makeover' and I think 'transformation' sums this one up quite nicely. This large...

Heucheras come in a wide palette of foliage colours to lift a shady area of the border.

Daffodils and tulips steal the show for flowers in spring, but these shrubs show how to put on a display and brighten up the borders.

At this time of year and in this heat, imagine how wonderful it would be to have installed a new garden swimming pool? In this Sevenoaks...

Box balls can make a really stylish addition to a planting scheme adding evergreen structure and strong shapes against other flowers and...

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Charlotte Henderson garden designer in Sevenoaks