We don’t talk enough about the benefit of scented plants when planning our gardens. Yet they can brighten our moods and lift our spirits in an almost subliminal way. Why not plant your gardens for year-round scent as well as year-round colour and structure. SeeHow’s latest blog looks at a few examples of fragrant plants. There are many more in the SeeHow manual.

Do buildings in your area suffer from graffiti? SeeHow’s latest blog looks at some plants that may help reduce the likelihood of graffiti occurring.

Discover the wonders of deciduous magnolias. SeeHow’s latest blog shows some of the different flower forms. If you are looking for a show-stopping specimen plant and have a the room in a sunny garden, a magnolia may be the answer!

Winter seems to be dragging its feet this year, delaying the appearance of many plants. As a result, snowdrops, crocus and daffodils can be seen crowded together growing side by side and tulips are pushing their way in between. Gardens have gone from empty to colourful in no time at all. SeeHow’s latest blog looks at some of the spring flowers that are bringing colour to our gardens, our public green spaces and to our wild places too.

In the Deep Mid-Winter

The 1st of January has passed quickly, just as it does every year. The rain fell heavily all day and is still falling now, a day later. But on the plus side, this makes it the perfect time to sit down indoors, where it is warm and cosy, open SeeHow and start playing with some new planting ideas that will guarantee winter and spring colours in your garden

The natural world is being pushed to the margins in the UK. These places are often difficult to reach but they are worth the effort - full of wonderful wildflowers, as described in SeeHow’s latest blog.

Huge amounts of plastics end up in the sea, where they cause untold harm to sea-life. Microplastics have found their way into the guts of creatures from the Arctic to the Antarctic. They are consumed by micro-organisms and small marine creatures which are, in turn, consumed by larger fish and eventually by us - a sort-of unvirtuous circle. Gaia’s revenge, perhaps!

Autumn is one of the most colourful times of the year. SeeHow’s latest blog looks at the contribution colourful autumn canopies can make to our parks and gardens and to our sense of well-being.

The rise in naturalistic planting schemes and the creation of modern meadows is benefiting biodiversity. There are millions of gardens and gardeners. If we all make small changes to help local biodiversity, this can have a big effect. This is change from the bottom up.

It is hard to believe that SeeHow is approaching its third birthday and that this text is SeeHow’s 40th Blog – two great milestones! I’m proud to say that during those first 3 years we have had buyers from as far afield as Japan and South Korea, the USA and many EU countries too, particularly Italy and Germany. However, the bulk of sales have been within the UK – we are a nation of gardener lovers after all.

Passive Gardening - from simple walled gardens that alter microclimates improving local growing conditions, to the development of glass technology leading to the evolution of greenhouses, palm houses and the biomes of the Eden Project.

I’ve been distracted this summer by our new vegetable garden – our first! Our small back garden had been lawn for as long as anyone can remember so the challenge, back in February, was how to turn it into a productive veg patch. We didn’t have grand plans – just growing what we could for the fun of it – the idea being some fresh healthy food from plot-to-plate in just a few minutes.