The Salutation, Sandwich (Part 2)
Reading time 3 minutes
In amongst the exuberant herbaceous borders and hot, tropical plantings of The Salutation in Kent there were also some carefully considered planting combinations to […]
Large Gardens
The Salutation, Sandwich (Part 1)
Reading time 4 minutes
Ever since university, where our course leader Richard Bisgrove was an acknowledged expert on Gertrude Jekyll, I have been fascinated by the relationship between […]
Sensational Sissinghurst (Part 2 – White Heat)
Reading time 4 minutes
The White Garden at Sissinghurst is arguably one of the most admired and imitated gardens in the world. It began as an idea in 1939, all […]
Sensational Sissinghurst (Part 1 – Wall Flowers)
Reading time 6 minutes
The gardens of Sissinghurst Castle in Kent must be amond the best known in England, if not the whole of Europe. They are the […]
Other People’s Gardens No.2 – Goodnestone Park, Kent (Part 2)
Reading time 4 minutes
One thing all this rain and cool weather has been good for is prolonging the flowering period of spring and early summer plants. Back in […]