An Extraordinary Autumn
Reading time 8 minutes
There comes a moment every autumn when I leave home and return again under the cover of darkness. Since I have been living full […]
Tropical Gardens
Farewell to the summer of 2018
Reading time 7 minutes
As the sun sets on August, what will be my abiding memories of summer 2018? It goes without saying that the heat and […]
How to Grow Ornamental Gingers in UK Gardens
Reading time 24 minutes
Ornamental gingers – we’ve admired them whilst on holiday in tropical countries, or seen them curated in the glasshouses of botanical gardens, but […]
The Watch House NGS Open Day 2018
Reading time 14 minutes
Over the weekend we welcomed over 300 visitors to The Watch House, breaking records and surprising us all. At times it was a […]
The Final Countdown
Reading time 12 minutes
Twenty days to go and the countdown to my NGS garden open weekend is well underway. In truth the garden does not need another […]
Hampton Court Flower Show 2018: Best in Show – The Bursting Busy Lizzie Garden
Reading time 10 minutes
Who would have imagined that a garden jam-packed with common-or-garden Busy Lizzies would win a gold medal the prestigious Hampton Court Palace Flower […]
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 […]
Chi Lin Nunnery 志蓮淨苑, Hong Kong
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Three cheers for British Airways! Why? Because without them charging £1000 more to travel on a Friday night versus a Saturday night, I […]
On The Moove
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I’m on the road again. Or rather I’m in the skies and generally racking-up the air miles. It’s buying season and there’s no rest […]
Heligan Harvest
Reading time 9 minutes
I first started visiting The Lost Gardens of Heligan as a student in the very early 1990s. By then the Tremayne family’s forgotten […]
Eternal Eden
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I can smell Cornwall before I can see it. Driving across the ancient border between Devon and Cornwall at night it’s pitch black, […]
Daily Flower Candy: Hedychium gardnerianum AGM
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August is turning out to be something of a damp squib. As soon as the kids broke up for the summer holidays […]