Series

Oxford Authors’ Gardens

• Introduction at Oxford Botanic Garden

• Part 1: Flora Thompson’s Childhood Garden

• Part 2: C.S. Lewis’ Garden at the Kilns

• Part 3: J.R.R. Tolkien's Oxford Garden

• Part 4: Elizabeth Goudge’s Garden

Gardening Author Interviews/Reviews

• Gardening Book List

• A Short History of Flowers: Author Interview with Advolly Richmond

• To Stand and Stare: Interview with Andrew Timothy O’Brien

• The View from Federal Twist: Interview with James Golden

• The Grove: Interview with Ben Dark

• Reflections on training the Fruit Tunnel while listening to Braiding Sweetgrass

• Big Old Garden series: Interview with James D Witmer

• The Crevice Garden: Author Interview with Paul Spriggs

Gertrude Jekyll

• Who was Gertrude Jekyll?

• Wood & Garden by Gertrude Jekyll

Great Dixter’s Influence on North American Gardeners

• The Generosity of Great Dixter

• Gardener: Marcella Hawley

• Gardener: Leslie Harris

• Gardener: Marianne Willburn

• Gardener: Molly Hendry

• Gardener: Helen O’Donnell

British Garden Tours

• Welcome to Wollerton Old Hall

Chanticleer Garden Series

• A Plantmen’s Garden

• Gravel Garden & Pond

• Asian Woods & Bulb Lawn

• Interview with Grant Hughes

• Interview with Noah Meenix

Bulb Series

• Part 1: Bulb Planning

• Part 2: Bulb Planting

20 Common Questions about My Immersive Garden

1. Why Not Just a Lawn?

2. What About the Weeds?

3. What do you do with all your Leaves?

4. Where Do I Garden?

5. Gardens as Art?

6. Did You Make Your Garden All at Once?

How to info posts

• How to Make a Yew Arch

• How to Make a Nest: Dead Hedge technique

• How to Build a Trellis Wall

• How to Grow Bluets

• How to Design a Garden to Handle Flooding

Fall/Winter Gardening

• Whys and Hows of Fall Planting

• Winter Work Wear

• Plants for Winter Interest

• Winter Garden Cut Back

• Fall Gardening Essentials

Garden Rooms at Havenwood

• The Cottage Garden

• The Birch Walk

• The Fruit Tunnel

• The Garden Pond & Bogs

• St Francis Garden

• Iris Bed

• Beginning Havenwood

• The Long Border

• Daffodil Dell

• Potting Shed Remodel

• Woodland Garden

• Kitchen Garden

• Hot Border

• Trellis Wall

• Boxwood Parterre

• Entry Garden

• Primrose Path

Notes From Havenwood

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• October 2024

• November 2024

• December 2024

Havenwood Garden (always free!) Tours

• September 2023

• October 2023

• November 2023

• December 2023

• February 2024

• March 2024

• April 2024

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• June 2024

• July 2024

• August 2024

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• October 2024

• November 2024

• December 2024

• January 2025

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