The winters are long and harsh on Hokkaido, the northernmost island of the Japanese archipelago. By September the leaves…
February 27, 2021
For centuries flowers have inspired artists and artisans. Their influence is celebrated in Flower: Exploring the World in Bloom,…
November 11, 2020
Parks and gardens are reopening for which we are all grateful. However, many of us remain close to home,…
August 7, 2020
Should you be looking for inspiration in these challenging times, it can be found in the stories of the…
April 21, 2020
When I received a copy of Planting the Oudolf Gardens at Hauser & Wirth Somerset I could not help…
March 12, 2020
When does a passion become an obsession? For Anna Pavord, it began with a small net of bulbs purchased…
February 17, 2020
A Beautiful Obsession: Jimi Blake’s World of Plants at Hunting Brook Gardens by Jimi Blake and Noel Kingsbury, Filbert…
December 9, 2019
Break the rules! Embrace the unplanned and serendipitous. Bury your mistakes. Perhaps unconventional gardening advice, but Wave Hill is…
September 19, 2019
Perhaps, like me, you fantasize about spending a year traveling the world visiting every garden, park and landscape you…
June 14, 2019
For one hundred years, Heather Muir, her daughter Diany Binny and her daughter Anne Chambers, have gardened at Kiftsgate.…
May 5, 2019