Nigel Slater
"One sniff and I am 8 years old again": how Nigel Slater created his dream orchard for delicious summer desserts
After losing a bumper crop last year,Nigel Slater may be rowing back on his orchard ambitions, but an apple tree can still transport him back to his childhood
Nigel Slater on the garden jobs he asks for help with, and the ones he'll always keep for himself
Much as he loves working in his garden, Nigel Slater has realised that getting a little professional help will ensure his evolving patch can thrive
Naked space between garden plants has become unfashionable. Here's how Nigel Slater fills the gaps.
For most of the year, Nigel Slater is obsessed with filling bare patches with the perfect underplanting, except when it comes time to mulch
Nigel Slater was asked to name a sweet pea - here's why it's not as simple as it sounds
What's in a name? Quite a lot when it comes to plants, as Nigel Slater discovers when he is asked to name a new sweet pea cultivar. But where to start?
'I enjoy being resourceful.' Nigel Slater on finding space for as many seedlings as possible
Nigel Slater has to make the most of the space he has to sow seeds and grow plants.
Nigel Slater on neighbourliness and being a considerate gardener
Nigel Slater finds that shared boundaries don’t always mean shared taste. Illustration: Paul Wearing. Portrait: John Campbell.
'Having a designer look at your garden is not an extravagance': Nigel Slater on asking the experts
We all want to put our own stamp on our gardens, but as Nigel Slater discovered, it pays to seek professional help
Nigel Slater knows how to give the perfect present, and what gardeners don't want
Tis the season for gifting, and Nigel Slater has his eyes on the perfect present.
Nigel Slater is developing a new recipe – with some truly surprising ingredients
Nigel Slater is developing a new recipe, but it is leaf mould made from fallen leaves that will be the main ingredient
Nigel Slater on why the emergence of spring bulbs are the delight of his gardening year
His tulip order safely in, Nigel Slater anticipates the highlight of his gardening year – the emergence of spring bulbs
'Stop doom scrolling and start 'bloom-scrolling' - Nigel Slater on the pleasures of keeping a garden diary
Nigel Slater is a man who loves a good list and finds keeping a garden diary the perfect way to keep on top of his garden tasks
Nigel Slater didn’t think he liked flowers – but now has a garden full of them
Now that his once largely green garden is bursting with colour, Nigel Slater wonders why it took him so long to fill it with flowers
Most garden barbeques are pretty ugly, says Nigel Slater – I prefer these grills for cooking outdoors
Much as he loves eating in his garden, Nigel Slater blows hot and cold about cooking en plein air
I’m too busy deadheading my roses to stop and smell them, says Nigel Slater
Why worry about not finding time to sit and smell the roses, asks Nigel Slater, if you get more pleasure from deadheading them?
I have a poisoned pot that kills everything, says Nigel Slater – but I still love growing in containers
Nigel Slater fills his garden with pots, for reasons both practical and aesthetic
How Nigel Slater really feels about wildlife in his garden – fox poo, naughty squirrels and noisy parakeets
For Nigel Slater the dream of welcoming wildlife into his garden doesn’t always live up to reality
It’s porn for plant lovers – and Nigel Slater is open to temptation from the plant catalogues
Fuelled by the temptations of plant catalogues, Nigel Slater fills winter days imagining his dream garden
The big job Nigel Slater is embarking on this year
Not typically one to act on impulse, Nigel Slater wonders if more spontaneity, and stone paving, might be in order.
Nigel Slater is getting ready for winter in the garden and allowing the plants their beauty sleep
As his garden slumbers, Nigel Slater finds both joy and a sense of purpose in tidying his plot and protecting plants from inclement weather Illustration: Paul Wearing, Portrait: John Campbell
Nigel Slater on savouring the end of autumn
For Nigel Slater, one of the great joys of autumn is the sight of golden, bronze and rich-red leaves gently falling – a slow dance that completes the circle of life. Illustration: Paul Wearing, Portrait: John Campbell
A garden of memories - ‘Nostalgia is as good a reason as any to grow a plant,’ says Nigel Slater
Many of the plants in Nigel Slater’s garden hold deeper meaning – some joyful, others more poignant – but all add another layer of pleasure when they bloom.
Watch Nigel Slater's exclusive tour around his own small garden and discover why he wouldn't want a bigger one
While Nigel Slater might occasionally dream of a larger garden, the joy he feels cocooned in his tiny basement courtyard has convinced him size isn’t everything. Illustration: Paul Wearing, Portrait: John Campbell
‘I’ve ended up with a garden made up of ideas that have been begged, borrowed and yes, stolen’ Nigel Slater on magpie-like gardening tendencies
Not every idea in Nigel Slater’s garden has arrived fully formed – some are begged, borrowed and even stolen. Illustration Paul Wearing
