All Change!
Reading time 7 minutes
They say a change is as good as a rest. Normally I’d agree with that, but the amount of turmoil we’ve had through June […]
Garden Design
Elham NGS Open Gardens
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Nestled in a broad, fertile valley cutting a swathe through East Kent, Elham is the very essence of England. During W.W.II Sir Anthony Eden lived in a […]
Trevoole Farm – National Gardens Festival Weekend 2014
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This weekend over five hundred gardens participating in the National Gardens Scheme opened their gates to raise money for nursing and caring charities, including Macmillan Cancer […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2014: Artisan Gardens
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Away from the hype and hubbub of Chelsea’s Main Avenue, two categories of show garden highlight the newest talent and the most innovative ideas […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2014 – People’s Choice Award: Hope on the Horizon
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No doubt spurred on by TV talent shows, where the audience as well as expert judges get a vote, the RHS introduced People’s Choice awards […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2014 – Stars of the Show: A Garden for First Touch at St George’s
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Over the years the rock bank site at Chelsea has provided the setting for some of the show’s most exciting gardens. Last year it […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2014 – Stars of the Show: The Telegraph Garden
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I was right about some things concerning this year’s Chelsea Flower Show; the weather was better; most designers defaulted to the tried and tested formula […]
Chelsea Calling
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May is well and truly here, so naturally my thoughts turn to Chelsea and what we can expect of the world’s most famous flower show […]
Up on the Roof
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Just two flights of stairs away from one of Britain’s busiest retail floors, six storeys above Oxford Street, lies London’s newest urban green space. The Frustrated Gardener […]
Triumph Over Adversity – Tresco Abbey Garden
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When, in 1834, the handsome Augustus Smith secured the lease for the Isles of Scilly, I wonder if he was aware of the legacy […]
Three New Projects
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In my current job, holidays are pretty much an impossibility between October and the end of March. The plus side to the inevitable fatigue […]
Bosvigo Hellebore Day 2014
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When it comes to finding interesting topics for new posts, it can sometimes be a case of feast or famine. Just now, I have […]