Herterton House, Cambo, Northumberland
Reading time 8 minutes
To my great shame I have never visited Northumberland before, although I once pretend to for a school project on organic farming. Sorry Mrs […]
Planting Design
Hampton Court Flower Show 2013: Hot Gardens
Reading time 8 minutes
Above, ‘Mid Century Modern’ designed by Adele Ford and Susan Wilmott We’re so accustomed to the British Summer being a wash out, it’s a […]
Remembering London 2012
Reading time 1 minute
This time last year I was already in the Olympic stadium, watching the warm up for the opening ceremony. Unlike today, the skies were […]
Hampton Court Flower Show 2013: Cool Gardens
Reading time 9 minutes
It was a hot, dry and dusty Hampton Court Flower Show this year. I returned home with my blue suede shoes looking more like […]
Longstock Park Water Garden, Hampshire
Reading time 9 minutes
The River Test in Hampshire is one of the world’s finest chalk streams, renowned for the quality of its dry fly fishing. I am […]
National Kandawgyi Gardens, Pyin Oo Lwin, Burma
Reading time 9 minutes
As we progress around Burma, attended to like two little kings (which always makes me feel rather uncomfortable) I am continuing to persist with […]
Autumn Reading
Reading time 6 minutes
This week has been incredibly busy for The Frustrated Gardener, leaving little time for anything other than work. This morning I made a quick […]
Landscaping, the Chinese way
Reading time 5 minutes
For the most part, the Southern China I know is a continuum of ugly buildings and expressways, devoid of any hint of what the […]
Vertical Living in Vietnam
Reading time 4 minutes
The rain has finally stopped. As a result the temperature is a very pleasant 31 degrees with a nice breeze. I am enjoying the […]
Killerton House, Devon
Reading time 7 minutes
I have had an on/off relationship with the Victorian gardens at Killerton in Devon for almost 20 years. Its close proximity to the M5 […]
The Wild, Wild West
Reading time 4 minutes
Our flying visit to Devon and Cornwall has so far been defined by moisture in all its many and varied forms – fog, mist, […]
Tintinhull, Somerset – A Formal Garden, Informally Planted
Reading time 8 minutes
For many British garden buffs, Tintinhull needs little introduction. Nestling deep in the Somerset countryside this “small” garden (just less than 2 acres) is […]