Plants: Dog rose
When the rigid days of summer begin to slouch, someone flicks a switch and the bounty of autumn is everywhere.Continue Reading
Category: Inspiration
Places: The Beth Chatto Gardens
After such a long hiatus (take a look at my Published work to see what I’ve been up to), IContinue Reading
Places: Anglesey Abbey
It often feels like the period between New Year and the end of January is a gardening void. Pre-Christmas, winter-interestContinue Reading
The Urban Retreat in photos
Now that the Chelsea Flower Show is over, it is sad to think that photos are the only means weContinue Reading
Growing aplines, the new un-cool cool thing to do?
There is something quite fascinating about alpines. Robust little rock plants with jewel-like flowers that look like they have arrivedContinue Reading
Feeling Festive – Homemade Wreath
A cold and frosty Saturday morning seemed like the perfect time to start feeling a bit festive and decorate ourContinue Reading
Places – Rousham Gardens, nr Oxford
It’s funny how the simplest of things can transport our nostalgic memories back to our childhood and in a matterContinue Reading
Autumn highlights…
Of all the seasons autumn seems to be the most fleeting. Like a horticultural firework display, the sudden explosion ofContinue Reading
PLACES: Piet Oudolf @ Hauser & Wirth
I couldn’t quite believe it when I found out that one of Piet Ouldolf’s newest garden designs was aContinue Reading
PLACES – The Courts Garden, Holt
Much of our time gardening is spent battling. Whether it is the on-going job of weeding, cutting hedges that areContinue Reading