Nicola Stocken
Gardens photographer and writer specialising in magazine features of images and text
One of spring’s most beautiful sights, a profusion of fragrant, pea-like flowers
A profile of Hardy Chrysanthemums and Andrew Ward, joint holder of the National Collection
Few plants have such a long flowering season as roses, stretching from May until first frosts
The scents in a garden can have as profound an effect as the beauty of the flowers
Pared down, a winter garden’s interest lies in texture, shape, perfume, structure and flowers of a rare delicacy
Come winter, and look out for a select group of doughty flowers that, surviving snow and frost, lift the spirits
Autumn colour comes in the fall, not only in foliage tints or maple leaf colours, but also in late flowers, shrubs, berries and hips
