“Public Gardens” includes public spaces, corporate spaces – anything but home gardens.
I passed a gentleman sat with his wife. “There's not much colour” he remarked to her. I looked up, I looked one way and the other, I looked down. Colour [...]
I was at my desk when I received a message from someone I haven't heard from in years. We'd dated for a while at secondary school, or as it's known [...]
Recently we made a visit to Brecon. This is not far from us, in case anyone was getting over excited about the possibility that I might have been travelling again. [...]
At Great Dixter in the golden light of a brilliant morning, three little boys traveled along the meadow path. A sweet summer mix of native grasses, yellow rattle, hawks bit [...]
We’ve been going to Mirbeau in Skaneateles, NY for quick getaways since at least 2017. For full-on escapism within a 2-hour drive, it doesn’t get much better. The place is [...]
If the powers that be at Chicago’s Millennium Park ever asked me to choose a theme song for Lurie Garden, I would suggest Up on the Roof, first performed by [...]
Last week I visited my favorite of all the rose gardens I've ever seen - the one at the U.S. Botanic Garden - and wasn't disappointed. Why is my favorite, [...]
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. [...]
Who doesn't love a plant sale on a stunning historic estate overlooking the river on a perfect spring day? So this morning I was there at the opening of the [...]
But more plants everywhere is the only easy answer here. Which ones where is more nuanced and there will always be room for tweaking and constructive debate.
As a longtime preservation activist, I have special empathy for those who advocate for landscape preservation. It’s hard enough to keep historic buildings going, but landscapes are a special challenge. [...]
Including the traditional art of supporting weeping cherry trees As weeping cherry tree, planted in the 1950s, with new supports. Who knew that the building of supports to [...]
