Here we cover garden design, what’s being talked about in garden design, and of course, garden designers.
I think the worst thing was working in the garden until 9 o’clock or later and then realising that if we wanted supper we would now have to pick, de-slug, wash [...]
Pollinator garden in a park near me. If this is "matrix" design, count me out! What's matrix planting? I've been reading and hearing mentions of "matrix" planting design [...]
Charles insisted that we had to grow vegetables. Good old Ruth Stout….. There are some embarrassing names in the USA (and in UK no doubt). Did you know [...]
It was not all our fault Well, you can see the Turkish Hazel are on their way. If you create an avenue, you know, you need to close it [...]
Imagine some anonymous gardener who is showing you their garden. How would you describe them? Seems an absurdly broad thing to ask, right? Because, like any group of people, gardeners [...]
"A quirky garden created by self-confessed 'Bad Tempered Gardener' Anne Wareham. The hedges alone are worth a visit and there is much to learn about the use of plants in this [...]
Garden designer friends tell me that their clients frequently say they don’t want orange in their gardens. Orange is the colour of the sun!!!! (I think? Best not to [...]
I believe that the best gardens cultivate a sense of place, rather than merely decorate a space. Our gardens are illusions of our ideal environment. We’re not trying to replicate [...]
Do you visit art galleries and museums? Do you enjoy theatre and concerts? Hauser and Wirth - art gallery and Oudolf Gardens As a garden writer and garden [...]
I’ve been on a very fortunate streak of seeing many fabulous gardens over the past several years, but in early September I visited the display garden at Bustani Plant Farm [...]
My career has, so far, involved working with both nurseries and private gardens. I'm also involved in plant trials and, without wanting to sound too big-headed, I have a reputation [...]
I visited a garden recently which was quite pleasant and had been partly professionally designed. And I tried to work out why my terrible dissatisfaction crept in. You must forgive [...]
