Loving Gardens Elsewhere
Anyone who follows me on Instagram (@bensbotanics) will probably have come to the conclusion that I'm a bit of a 'plant nerd'. I'm writing this article in the spare bedroom [...]
Anyone who follows me on Instagram (@bensbotanics) will probably have come to the conclusion that I'm a bit of a 'plant nerd'. I'm writing this article in the spare bedroom [...]
I'm terrible at garden visiting. I always mean to get out and see other gardens, yet by the weekend I tend to lack the enthusiasm to go far from home. [...]
“The ideal fortune is to find an old garden, once richly cared-for, since sunk into neglect, and to tend, not repair, that neglect.” Words from Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. [...]
What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare? The immortal first lines from the poem 'Leisure' by W.H. Davies, published in 1911. [...]
I really love visiting the Royal Horticultural Society's garden at Rosemoor, here in the UK. It's a big place yet it feels intimate and personal. It's crammed with unusual plants [...]
Are plants for the rich or for the poor? There seems to be a moral minefield around this question and I'm struggling to keep up with where we're supposed to [...]
A friend of mine is Head Gardener at an estate called Trewithen in Cornwall, UK. Every morning of his working week he posts a plant from his commute to work [...]
Galanthus 'S. Arnott' At the time of writing the snowdrop season is well underway. Social media is full of pictures showing carpets of pure white Galanthus nivalis or [...]