Charingworth Court Looks East
Stay in a garden long enough and inevitably its development becomes entwined with family history – plants that were gifts, . . .
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Category: Gardens
A Taste of Stockton Bury Gardens
Whatever else I expected of a press day at Stockton Bury Gardens, it wasn’t that I would be eating hostas. . . .
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Visiting the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
A trip to Scotland and the chance to finally tick off the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh from my ‘must see’ . . .
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Exploring Italian Gardens
It seems I can’t stay away from gardens. A recent trip to Italy was meant to be a break from . . .
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Brockworth Court Forced to Rethink
All gardens evolve but sometimes change is forced upon them. At Brockworth Court, the arrival of the box moth caterpillar . . .
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Coming Up Roses at Highnam Court
There’s a distinct taste of autumn in the air but at Highnam Court you’d be forgiven for thinking it was . . .
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Bourton House Moves on From Box
I’ve been out to Bourton House Gardens to take a look at some major changes. Box is proving difficult in . . .
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Penstemon Collecting in the Cotswolds
There’s a new National Collection of Penstemon in Gloucestershire. I’ve been out to take a look. Richard Marshall never intended . . .
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Changes at Chastleton House
The last time I met up with Rosy Sutton – for a magazine feature back in 2019 – she was . . .
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Rose of the Year 2024 Launches at Waterperry Gardens
The Rose of the Year 2024 made a somewhat reluctant debut at Waterperry Gardens – beautifully healthy looking plants but . . .
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