Nicola Stocken
Gardens photographer and writer specialising in magazine features of images and text
The charm of epimediums lies in the way their dainty flowers are suspended from long stems that quiver at the slightest movement
Come midsummer, Easton Walled Gardens is filled with sweet peas, buzzing bees and a sweet fragrance
One of spring’s most beautiful sights, a profusion of fragrant, pea-like flowers
Flowering from spring into summer, peonies and the Itoh varieties, have many admirers
Roses flower from spring, through summer, into autumn, with a wide range of planting companions
Few plants have such a long flowering season as roses, stretching from May until first frosts
Daylilies are a mainstay of summer herbaceous planting and, despite their name, their charms endure
With their smiling faces, violas are a sweet-natured perennial that no garden should be without
As one of winter’s most enduring flowers, snowdrops unfurl as early as January, with later cultivars in February and March
The scents in a garden can have as profound an effect as the beauty of the flowers
Small, dainty, big or blowsy, clematis come in such a range as to suit any garden, flowering in every month
Hellebores, with their exquisite winter flowers and long flowering season, have enchanted generations of gardeners
As intriguing as these enchanting flowers, many a snowdrop’s name has much more to it than first appears
A hard January frost is sure to awaken the fragrant, spidery flowers on witch hazels to glow in the brittle winter sunshine
There’s a wide range of daffodils, with different varieties flowering from January until April, in pots, drifts, borders or beds
Lilies are spring and summer bulbs with stunning lily flowers in white, pink, orange, cream, deep red or yellow
