Reflections on a Busy Week
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What a rollercoaster ride last week was. It began with visits to two very fine private gardens, open by appointment for the National Garden Scheme, […]
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Chatsworth Flower Show 2018: The Show Gardens
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RHS Chatsworth Flower Show 2018: Preview
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Liz Patterson, Show Manager for the RHS Chatsworth Flower Show, will have been glued to the weather forecast for the last fourteen days. Last […]
Whatever the Weather
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The elements just keep on giving this year. In the space of three months we’ve had record cold and record […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2018: The Silent Pool Gin Garden
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I love a G&T, so much so that I have an entire garden named after my favourite drink. Naturally I was very happy […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2018: The Supershoes – Laced With Hope Garden
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I usually draw my Chelsea coverage to a close at the same time the show ends, partly through fatigue, and partly because there […]
Dentists and Indulgences: The Return from Chelsea
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There is nothing quite like a visit to the Chelsea Flower Show to galvanise one into action vis-à-vis one’s own garden. I returned […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2018: The Trailfinders South African Wine Estate
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Same sponsor, different continent …. after a five-year hiatus Trailfinders are back and this time they’ve transported us to South Africa. For eight […]
Open for the National Garden Scheme: Denne Manor Farm
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I’m taking a short break from my Chelsea reporting to bring you news of a superb new garden opening for the National Garden […]
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
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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
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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
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There are only so many hours in the day following a Chelsea Flower Show, and much to my chagrin I did not get […]