Chelsea Flower Show 2018: The Silent Pool Gin Garden
Reading time 8 minutes
I love a G&T, so much so that I have an entire garden named after my favourite drink. Naturally I was very happy […]
Landscape Design
Chelsea Flower Show 2018: The Trailfinders South African Wine Estate
Reading time 11 minutes
Same sponsor, different continent …. after a five-year hiatus Trailfinders are back and this time they’ve transported us to South Africa. For eight […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2018: O-mo-te-na-shi no NIWA – The Hospitality Garden ホスピタリティガーデン
Reading time 8 minutes
Three cheers for Kazuyuki Ishihara: another Chelsea gold medal to his name and ‘Best in Show’ for his Artisan Garden entitled O-mo-te-na-shi no NIWA. […]
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 […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2016 Retrospective: The LG Smart Garden
Reading time 3 minutes
There are only so many hours in the day following a Chelsea Flower Show, and much to my chagrin I did not get […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2018: The LG Eco-City Garden
Reading time 9 minutes
I have said it before and I will say it again, the LG Eco-City Garden makes me feel happy: the question is, can […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2018: Show Garden Preview
Reading time 11 minutes
I have landed on my feet this year, at least as far as the Chelsea Flower Show goes. I’ve had access to the […]
Chelsea Calling
Reading time 14 minutes
It’s going to be a different kind of Chelsea Flower Show for me this year. As is tradition, I shall be there on […]
Ten Top Tips for Small, Shady Urban Gardens
Reading time 26 minutes
Do you live in a town or city centre? Is your garden small, overlooked or in shadow for part of the day? Is digging […]
The Magical Landscapes of Disneyland Paris
Reading time 11 minutes
There is something especially delightful about going on a holiday that one hasn’t organised. Perhaps it’s the element of surprise, or the ability […]
Nan Lian Garden, 南蓮園池, Hong Kong
Reading time 11 minutes
“A classical garden in a modern city. serenity in the midst of urban hustle and bustle. Ingenious imitation of nature by man” The […]
Chatsworth Flower Show 2017: Press Day
Reading time 6 minutes
Today the famous British weather excelled itself … in drenching everyone from Mary Berry to Alan Titchmarsh, in flattening countless delphiniums and in […]