The Gardening Community

I am lucky to be looking after a Kate Gould designed garden in North West London where in early Spring a richly coloured Hammamelis with it's orangey fringed flowers and...

A couple of years ago I decided my front lawn needed some spring colour - so I bought dozens of crocus bulbs and planted them into the grass during the...

A number of years ago we dug out an area to build a wildlife pond. What do we do with the heap of soil that resulted? On investigating possibilities, I...

In spring, our garden starts coming back to life.  The lawn greens up, fruit trees begin to bud, and everything feels fresher.  The greenhouse fills with seedlings, and the allotment...

Our Genus Discovered tour was all about focussing on showcasing real Genus customers and their amazing growing spaces, so we were really excited to meet Emma O’Neil the Head Gardener at Garden Organic.  Garden...

In an era where gardening content can often take a somewhat serious tone, it’s a joy to find three self-described ‘getting on a bit’ sisters who have carved out their...

When we first contacted Linda Plummer for our Genus Discovered tour she was apprehensive.  She called us up explaining that her garden was far from tidy and perfect borders and that her...

Brilliant Hori Hori Delighted with my fantastic Hori Hori.  It’s strong and makes hand weeding tough plants like dandelion and creeping buttercup so much easier.  A lifetime of gardening and...

Fans of Genus include many famous gardeners and well-known writers.  Susie White is one of them. Her achievements are many: Finalist Garden Media Guild Journalist of the Year 2022 Highly...

I am Gill and live in lovely East Devon, taking care of half an acre of garden, along with my husband, Stephen.   Today I have been spring cleaning the greenhouse, in full...

Hello Attached is a very recent photo of me wearing my Genus trousers  - I was planting with the garden designer Juliette Sargeant - working on a new garden at...

Who: Katie Snarr, Gardener Where: Client's beautiful garden in Kenilworth, Warwickshire

I wore my Genus pants and top assisting at a garden propagation workshop in Mt Wilson, NSW Australia.  Would love you to make the slim pants in green or black! ...

I spotted the offer of a £10 voucher (if lucky!) in your recent email by sending an image of someone wearing Genus clothing.  I was helping out with a re-wilding...

A really big thank you to all the Genus team for such great gardening kit - that stays the course!   I am celebrating 9 years of my Genus trousers...

My husband David in our garden wearing his Genus clothing. Genus clothing makes fabulous birthday and Christmas presents for a keen gardener! Regards Mairi

David sent in this blogpost and won a pair of waterproof gardening gloves. As I set off to pick my way as carefully I can past the drifts of rudbeckia,...

Jill sent in this blogpost and won a pair of waterproof gardening gloves.  The tree surgeon came this week. A very large and straggling Cornus Mas has been brought under...

From time to time, customers contact us to ask about the fabrics in Genus gardening clothes.  Do they contain chemicals?  What makes them waterproof?  Will they affect my sensitive skin? So...

While I do indeed garden while wearing these marvellous trousers, they are also perfect for animal husbandry, the pockets are especially useful as are the built in knee pads. Whilst...

We ran a competition in the May 2023 issue of the Genus Potpourri magazine.  5 reasons to love Genus trousers.  George won a Genus voucher for £50. Love all my genus...