Postcard from Chelsea #3: Floating pretty

May 25, 2016

It takes some doing to create a garden in a 7m x 5m space which is so complex, so detailed …

Postcard from Chelsea #2: Best in Show

May 24, 2016

Well: Andy Sturgeon has done it again with his dinosaur-inspired creation for the Daily Telegraph. It’s huge, sculptural, dramatic, monumental…. …

May 23, 2016

And a lovely time was had by all….!!

April 17, 2016

I was in Guernsey at the invitation of the local branch of Plant Heritage – one of those relatively low-profile …

April 15, 2016

You knew it wouldn’t be long before I got back to the food. My visit to Guernsey wouldn’t be complete …

April 3, 2016

A little interlude from my tour around the Garden Isle, as I have a little news I wanted to share… …

April 1, 2016

As privileges go, it doesn’t get much better than a personal guided tour around Guernsey Clematis by the great Raymond …

March 30, 2016

March 28, 2016

Hah. Flights. Like number 67 buses. You don’t so much as look at an aeroplane for years, and then you’re …

March 11, 2016

Off to Warwickshire at the weekend to visit the Edible Garden Show, making a welcome return to its original home at Stoneleigh …