From a garden near Glasgow
Gardening.
Learned the slow way.
Twenty years of growing, moving, pruning, waiting and occasionally getting it right. Practical ideas from my garden near Glasgow.
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Start here
A garden begins with one small decision.
You do not need a perfect plan, expensive tools or a whole free weekend. Start with a plant you like. Find out what it needs. See what happens.
There is plenty of time to change your mind. Gardeners do it all the time.
Find your way in
What would help you today?
01 / BEGIN
Starting a garden
Small beginnings, ordinary plants and permission to learn as you go.
Read the first guide02 / GROW
Better planting
Choose plants for the place you have and give them room to become themselves.
Explore plants03 / LEARN
Things I’ve learned
Gardening ideas, border planning and lessons from twenty years of trying things out.
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Gardens get better slowly. Which is rather reassuring.
Plants with a purpose
Find plants by the job they do.
Think about your garden first. Then find plants suited to its light, space and season.
About peteplants
Useful things from a real garden.
I’m Peter. I’ve gardened near Glasgow for more than twenty years. Much of what I know came from growing things, losing things, moving them and trying again.
Peteplants is where I share what I’ve learned.
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