Chelsea Flower Show 2016: The M&G Garden
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And now for something completely different, a garden that should appeal to those of you with more freestyle sensibilities. There are always one […]
Planting Design
Chelsea Flower Show 2016: The Vestra Wealth Garden of Mindful Living
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Despite the unpredictability of the British weather, the idea of outdoor living has always appealed to me. In another life I’m convinced I lived […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2016: Best in Show – The Telegraph Garden
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The problem with writing about The Chelsea Flower Show is that there’s so much to say and so little time to say it. And […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2016: The Show Gardens
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The Chelsea Flower Show opened yesterday, showcasing the best clutch of show gardens in many years. Visitors were treated to magical woodlands, gracious urban […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2016 Preview: The Winton Beauty of Mathematics Garden
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The more I explore what’s in store at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show, the more excited I get. On reflection I was disappointed by […]
Back on the Bridge
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This week a landmark project that I have been following for over two years came one step closer to becoming reality. So close in […]
All Systems Go!
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Here at The Watch House we are steadily building up to our second annual National Gardens Scheme open weekend on August 1st and 2nd. Unlike last […]
Finding Serenity in Stoke Newington
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For as long as I can recall my uncle has lived in Stoke Newington. Known affectionately as ‘Stokey’ by locals, this appealing enclave in […]
Gardening on the Edge: Foamlea, North Devon
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The most inspiring gardens are not always those on which huge funds are lavished or indeed the better known ones. Often they are the […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2015 – The Hidden Beauty of Kranji
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In 2005, Singapore announced plans to distinguish itself as a ‘City in a Garden’. The projects that followed, such as The Gardens by the Bay, […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2015 – Stars of the Show: Edo no Niwa by Ishihara Kazuyuki
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I changed my plans this year and instead of dashing headlong for Main Avenue when the show opened on Tuesday, I hung a left […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2015 – Stars of the Show: World Vision and Dark Matter
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Big budget show gardens are all well and good, but it was two of Chelsea’s smaller gardens that really impressed me on Tuesday. The ‘Fresh’ category is […]