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 […]
Floral Art
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 […]
Anything Fauxs
Reading time 5 minutes
I have just returned from my annual pilgrimage to Christmas World, Europe’s biggest Christmas trade fair. Had I not known where I was, […]
Sing Hallelujah!
Reading time 7 minutes
The builders have left the building – sing hallelujah, ring out the bells and fa la la la la!! We are finally free […]
A Feast for the Eyes: Terrain, USA & Oogenlust, The Netherlands
Reading time 9 minutes
Among the many perks of my job is the opportunity to travel. In the last fortnight I have been to the USA, Germany […]
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, […]
In, Out, In, Out, Shake it all About
Reading time 4 minutes
Hasn’t the whole EU Referendum campaign been ghastly? I’ve just wanted to run and hide in the garden until its all over. There’s […]
British Flowers Week 2016
Reading time 8 minutes
On one subject, and possibly one subject only, do Him Indoors and I agree: there must always be flowers in our house. Sadly […]
Daily Flower Candy: Iris confusa
Reading time 6 minutes
Iris confusa: bamboo iris, 扁竹蘭 As the fig, olive and bay have matured, our seaside garden has become partly shaded. Where once plants basked […]
Photo Opportunity
Reading time 3 minutes
I love anything to do with flowers; studying them, gazing at them, talking about them, growing them and photographing them. I don’t believe I […]
Snowdrop Week: Japanese Kokedama
Reading time 5 minutes
If they didn’t literally smack you full in the face, the sheer ingenuity of the hanging snowdrop decorations at the Chelsea Physic Garden last […]
All the Fun of the Fair
Reading time 4 minutes
For the last three days I have been trawling Europe’s trade fairs searching for the next big thing in the world of Christmas. I […]