Potpourri Magazine

If you love gardening, our magazine will inspire you. It's a real magazine, not just a newsletter, and it's packed full of interesting articles written by professional gardening journalists. It's totally free and arrives once a month by email. Here is a selection of recent articles.

Gardening tip - the Chelsea chop

Gardening tip - the Chelsea chop
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show may not have happened this year but we can still think of it while we prune back our late flowering herbaceous plants to avoid them...
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Garden trends - Shabby chic and recycled materials

Garden trends - Shabby chic and recycled materials
The world of garden design is seeing a growing shift away from sleek minimalism towards gardens with character and texture, with greater use of recycled materials reflecting growing environmental awareness....
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Technology in the garden - birdsong identification apps

Technology in the garden - birdsong identification apps
Listening to birdsong is one of the great pleasures of being in our gardens more.  And while all birdsong is a delight, getting to know particular bird song brings even...
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Our blog pick - Ann Marie Powell's My Real Garden

Our blog pick - Ann Marie Powell's My Real Garden
The award-winning and charismatic celebrity garden designer, presenter and writer, is media friendly and has appeared on various Youtube videos sharing her extensive knowledge and experience of garden design and...
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Gardening heroine - Rachel de Thame

Gardening heroine - Rachel de Thame
The gardener and TV presenter of BBC2’s Gardener’s World is also a familiar face in the coverage of RHS shows – though we won’t have had the chance to see...
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Body, soul and gardening - Grow your own immune boosting system

Body, soul and gardening - Grow your own immune boosting system
Eating your own homegrown fruit and vegetables is one of the best ways of keeping your immune system strong and healthy – so important at the moment.  In particular, eating...
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Seasonal produce - rhubarb upside down cake

Seasonal produce - rhubarb upside down cake
A delicious tart fruit, stewed rhubarb, flavoured with sugar and ginger, is fab cold with yoghurt or hot in crumbles.  And it’s harvested from early spring when there are few...
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Competition - Gardening in the Era of Lockdown

Competition - Gardening in the Era of Lockdown
Last month in our Potpourri magazine we ran a competition: write 200 words on the theme of Gardening in the Era of Lockdown and win a £100 Genus gift voucher. ...
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Gardening tip - heal your lawn

Gardening tip - heal your lawn
If you you’ve noticed any bald patches in your lawn, there’s still time to reseed them.  Rough up the area with a rake adding a bit of sharp sand for...
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The Unexpected Gardener - Helen Mirren

The Unexpected Gardener - Helen Mirren
The Oscar-winning actress is a great believer in the power of gardening and has mentioned its benefits in various interviews over the years. She recently spoke about how it soothes...
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Seasonal veg - nettle soup

Seasonal veg - nettle soup
The next time you weed a bed of nettles, crop them instead, well the tips anyway – they’re a surprisingly tasty, free and vitamin-packed fresh vegetable.  They’re also excellent for...
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Garden trends - Cooking al fresco

Garden trends - Cooking al fresco
Outdoor kitchens and firepits are big news in garden design.  And this chimes with the current situation where we’re spending time at home, eating with the family.  We were eating...
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Body, soul and gardening - All in the detail

Body, soul and gardening - All in the detail
Having to stay home is forcing us to stop and appreciate nature instead of hurrying by.  And while we can’t all get out into expansive landscapes, we can get close...
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Technology in the garden - Eco twine

Technology in the garden - Eco twine
Gardeners use a lot of twine at this time of year for making pea and bean wigwams, tying in young stems and marking out lines for seed sowing.  If you...
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Our vlog pick - Charles Dowding, no dig gardening

Our vlog pick - Charles Dowding, no dig gardening
If you’re interested in growing vegetables with a no dig approach, this YouTube channel is an excellent resource.  Charles Dowding is an expert in the subject, having pioneered the no-dig...
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Keeping busy during the coronavirus crisis

Keeping busy during the coronavirus crisis
Normally, this slot in our magazine features gardens to visit around the country, but now with everything closed, we all need to focus exclusively on our own gardens.  There is...
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Gardening tip - Don't give up on your daffodils

Gardening tip - Don't give up on your daffodils
Don’t give up on daffodils that didn’t flower this year.  Instead try splitting them to give them more space as it’s possible that they’ve become congested.  Follow with a feed...
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The unexpected gardener - Zoe Ball

The unexpected gardener - Zoe Ball
Radio 2 presenter, Zoe Ball is enjoying her beautiful new garden having moved from Brighton to a village in the Sussex countryside.  She proudly posted on Instagram an image of...
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Seasonal veg - baby turnips and carrots

Seasonal veg - baby turnips and carrots
We may all be in lockdown at home, but this Easter Sunday you can still treat your family to a delicious navarin, a French stew made with seasonal veg.Along with spring...
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Garden trends - get into the blue

Garden trends - get into the blue
The colour of the year for 2020, according to Pantone is Classic Blue.  This is a strong hue, which the colour company describes as a restful colour, which ‘brings a...
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Our podcast pick - The Garden Podcast

Our podcast pick - The Garden Podcast
I really enjoyed listening to this informative monthly podcast presented by Chris Young, editor of The Garden magazines.  Designed to complement the print content, it goes deeper into topics covered,...
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