A Change of Landscape
Reading time 11 minutes
I always imagined that if I were made redundant from my job there would be one hundred and one things I’d rather do than […]
Art and Design
Book Review – The Kinfolk Garden
Reading time 10 minutes
I am generally reticent about writing book reviews. However, when the first couple of critiques I read online are comedically scathing, my interest is […]
Gardens of Miami No.2 – Vizcaya
Reading time 18 minutes
January is a month when many of us dream of an escape to the sun. If we’re feeling flush we might take advantage of […]
Delos Reimagined
Reading time 10 minutes
I imagine I have a lot to deal with at The Watch House, but being the custodian of a large, historic garden is a […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2018: The David Harber and Savills Garden
Reading time 9 minutes
Such is my inability to pick a winner that none of my three favourite show gardens won a gold medal this year. This […]
Story of Flowers – Azuma Makoto
Reading time 4 minutes
If you have delved into my essential reading list, you will already know that I find the work of floral artist Azuma Makoto […]
Christmas at The Watch House
Reading time 13 minutes
Motivated by the prospect of an OK-style, ‘At Home with Mr Christmas’ photoshoot this week, I have been decorating every corner of The Watch […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2016-2017: The Morgan Stanley Gardens
Reading time 10 minutes
Given the paucity of show gardens at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show, I regret not having written more about last year’s crop, which […]
RHS Botanical Art Show 2017
Reading time 8 minutes
Had I not been a landscape architect, gardener or fashion designer – all professions suggested by my school careers advisor, who was largely […]
A Once in a Lifetime Job
Reading time 6 minutes
Our building project was due to finish in mid July. It’s now late November and the work continues, over time and over budget. […]
Saying it with Flowers
Reading time 5 minutes
Two subjects I prefer not to write about in this blog are my day job and artificial flowers. Today I make an exception, […]
Il Giardino di Boboli, Florence
Reading time 18 minutes
The Medici of Florence were not only one of the richest families in Europe for a time, but also phenomenal garden makers. They […]