Leigh Clapp is a professional photographer with over 25 years experience, primarily as a garden specialist photojournalist but also with food and travel. She delights in exploring gardens, discovering the tiny elements to their overall essence and meeting lots of enthusiastic gardeners along the way. Inspired by the play of light, color and form, photography is an artistic expression and passion for capturing the frames she has always seen in the world around her. Leigh’s work appears in magazines, newspapers and books, both in the UK and abroad, including Period Living, Country Life, and Gardens Illustrated; as well as being sole photographer for a number of books, including Garden Details, Feng Shui in the Garden, Vertical Gardens and From the Garden – fresh seasonal cooking.
Latest articles by Leigh Clapp
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Small vegetable garden ideas – 15 ways to maximize your space
Get the most out of your growing space with these small vegetable garden ideas. Your plot will soon be brimming with fruit, vegetables and herbs
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How to grow dahlias – to fill your garden with late summer color
Learn how to grow dahlias from tubers, including advice on where to plant these flamboyant flowers and recommended varieties to grow in your garden
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Late summer flowers – 16 best blooms to plant now for color into fall
Include some of these late summer flowers in your planting palette to keep your garden blooming and colorful through summer and into fall
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Tour this famed garden designer's English spring garden
The spring garden of Rosemary Alexander, founder of the The English Gardening School, is a glorious showcase of her passion and expertize
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How to grow cosmos – top tips for growing these colorful flowers
Find out how to grow cosmos to brighten up your summer garden and provide endless blooms for cut flower arrangements
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Planting foxgloves – when, where and how to grow foxgloves
Find out about planting foxgloves, beautiful cottage garden favorites that will bring height and color to your borders
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How to plant bare root trees
Find out how to plant bare root trees and shrubs in your garden or in pots in winter for the best results
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How to plant daffodil bulbs – when, where and how to plant and grow daffodils
Learn how to grow and plant daffodil bulbs to enjoy beautiful spring displays of these reliable backyard favorites year after year
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How to plant snowdrops
Learn how to plant snowdrops and enjoy these dainty flowers – they will carpet the garden from late winter through to spring
