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 …

The Grand Tour #2: The Sunny Bit

November 2, 2010

Now for the one bit of my garden that is undeniably Very Sunny Indeed. It is on the south-facing side, …

July 9, 2010

Hot, hot, hoooottttt….. This is weather the Reflections of Thailand garden was made for. If you go across the bridge …

October 2, 2009

I’ve been given a triffid. It’s about 9ft tall and it’s rather scarily making a bid to burst out of …

May 12, 2009

One of the last gardens we went to see was also one of the most beautiful. The Tower is an …

May 10, 2009

Sometimes when gardens have a powerful resonance with natural landscapes – I’m talking about wildlife gardens, very “naturalistic” planting and …

May 7, 2009

One of the lovely things about blogging is you can write about what your editor hasn’t asked you to write …

May 5, 2009

Well – that’s what you call a lengthy spell out of the country. I’ve been spending a lot of time …

February 14, 2007

Maybe it’s because I’m fed up with the winter (and who isn’t) but I’m in the throes of planning the …