Exploring London Gardens
London gardens have intrigued me since childhood when a train journey from our home in the south east into the . . .
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Category: Gardens
East Ruston Pushes the Boundaries
I remember Norfolk winters as bitingly cold so desert-style planting was the last thing I expected to see at East . . .
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Studying Snowdrops at Colesbourne Park
Colesbourne Park has long been one of my favourite Cotswold winter gardens so a chance to join its snowdrop study . . .
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Snowdrop-gazing at Upton Wold
There’s nothing quite like the sight of naturalised late winter flowers to lift the spirits. They were certainly needed when . . .
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Winter Colour at The Picton Garden
Unexpected discoveries are one of the best things about my job. Usually it’s a new garden that turns out to . . .
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A Welcome Return to Barnsley House
For various reasons I haven’t been out to Barnsley House for a while and even then I can’t remember visiting . . .
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Colour at The Manor, Little Compton
August can be a difficult time in the garden. Mid-summer flowers have faded and all too often autumn stars have . . .
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Yeo Valley Takes Organic to Chelsea
I was invited to Yeo Valley earlier this summer to look around and hear about their Chelsea garden. Visiting gardens . . .
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Rose of the Year Debuts at Stockton Bury
So many of us have had to find new ways of doing things over the past year and it appears . . .
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Lupin Envy at Berrys Place Farm
Country gardens may have lovely surroundings and space from neighbours but it’s not all the good life as I discovered . . .
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