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.

Top of the pots - planting design for a large trough

Top of the pots - planting design for a large trough
As well as clustering smaller pots, you might have the space such as a roof terrace or side return that merits a large trough or planter where you can indulge...
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Podcast - Why Women Grow

Podcast - Why Women Grow
This podcast isn’t about gardening as much as an insight into the lives of interesting women of note from designers to chefs, and the impact gardening has had on them. ...
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Technology in the garden - outdoor TVs

Technology in the garden - outdoor TVs
If you’ve ever fancied dragging your TV outdoors to watch a bit of sport or a film on a warm summer’s evening surrounding by the scents and sounds of nature,...
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Top of the pots - attractive edibles

Top of the pots - attractive edibles
With temperatures rising, this is a good time for growing vegetables in containers.  As well as being ideal for those with limited space, having an informal cluster of containers with...
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Body,soul and gardening - pleasure from your front garden

Body,soul and gardening - pleasure from your front garden
As well as increasing kerb appeal and improving the environment, having an abundantly planted front garden has a range of health and well-being benefits, scientists believe.  In fact, RHS research...
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Q&A with Kate Burtonwood, HG Trinity College, Oxford

Q&A with Kate Burtonwood, HG Trinity College, Oxford
Tell us about what led you into horticulture and your career journey? I’m a career changer and spent years in an office wondering why I didn’t enjoy my job, despite...
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Garden trends- stepping stones

Garden trends- stepping stones
A solid path, or stepping stones in gravel or grass, is making way for something more interesting - stepping stones created with gorgeous ground cover plants.  This softens the look of a path...
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Veg and recipe - cauliflower and rice curry

Veg and recipe - cauliflower and rice curry
Cauliflower is perfect for curries as it absorbs the flavours.  Using it in a biryani makes for a tasty combination of delicate fluffy rice and flavoursome tender cauliflower, all in...
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Podcast - "Talking Gardens" from Gardens Illustrated

Podcast - "Talking Gardens" from Gardens Illustrated
Gardens Illustrated has launched a new podcast in which editor Stephanie Mahon invites prominent names in garden design to describe their fantasy garden, as well as discussing the people and...
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Technology in the garden - Hortiwool

Technology in the garden - Hortiwool
Hortiwool’s fleece pads, made from 100% wool, have been used for sustainable packing for food insulation for many years, providing an eco-alternative to polystyrene.  But the natural fibres of this...
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Body, soul. and gardening - growing a cutting garden

Body, soul. and gardening - growing a cutting garden
Growing cut flowers is rising in popularity.  Nurturing, picking and arranging your pretty home-grown blooms is great for the soul.  It’s also cheaper and more eco-friendly than buying flowers that...
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Garden trends - sculpture in garden design

Garden trends - sculpture in garden design
As we continue to invest more in our gardens, sculpture is increasingly being used to add personality, interest, a focal point or a touch of glamour to outdoor spaces. One...
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Top of the pots - fruit trees in containers

Top of the pots - fruit trees in containers
Growing fruit trees in containers is ideal for smaller gardens and patios, adding spring blossom and fruit as well as hight and autumn colour. It’s important to invest in a...
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Q&A with Martin Duncan, Head Gardener, Arundel Castle

Q&A with Martin Duncan, Head Gardener, Arundel Castle
Tell us about your journey into horticulture/transferable skills.  I was brought up in Zimbabwe and spent a lot of my childhood outside.  My parents loved gardening and had a wonderful...
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Veg and recipe - wild garlic pesto

Veg and recipe - wild garlic pesto
Wild garlic is a fantastic spring green with a delicious flavour.  Try swapping traditional basil pesto with this wild garlic version while the leaves are in season.  Wild garlic is...
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Podcast - Let's argue about plants

Podcast - Let's argue about plants
Presented by Carol and Danielle, the editors of the American gardening magazine, Fine Gardening, this in-depth horticultural podcast is lively and informative. A recent episode on growing spring greens will whet...
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Technology in the garden - the latest tomato feed

Technology in the garden - the latest tomato feed
With the recent shortages of tomatoes in the supermarket, there’s even more reason to grow your own this season.  The important thing with tomatoes is to get them growing and...
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Top of the pots - great combinations for early spring

Top of the pots - great combinations for early spring
We may not be out of the woods when it comes to frosts, yet on a warm clear day, it does feel as though spring is in the air.  If...
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Garden trends - beyond grey

Garden trends - beyond grey
While grey is undoubtably a useful hue in garden design, it seems to be making way for a more natural, warm palette in landscaping, as well as outdoor paintwork and furniture....
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Q&A with Tony Wiseman, Head Gardener at Penshurst Place, Kent

Q&A with Tony Wiseman, Head Gardener at Penshurst Place, Kent
It’s a beautiful garden, what do you enjoy about it most? It’s a privilege to work in such beautiful private gardens and we’re lucky to have engaged, knowledgeable owners, who...
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Body, soul and gardening - houseplants to the rescue

Body, soul and gardening - houseplants to the rescue
As well as greening up our homes, research shows houseplants can help reduce the risk of condensation, mould spores and mildew – a common problem, particularly in damper weather. Mould...
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