2017 A Year in Review: The Garden
Towards the end of 2016 MrsGrow stumbled in a hole at the top of our…
Browsing: garden design
My Top Ten English Gardens
I love visiting world-class gardens. Garden visits offer much in the way of sense-stimulating experiences…
Flowering Bulbs – Lifting, Separating and Storing
I was very pleased with the display of flowering bulbs in my new terraced garden…
Mixed perennial and wildflower meadow planting
Wildflower meadow planting looks naturally stunning, the mixed flower displays continue for a longer period of…
Rosendals Trädgård (Djurgarden, Stockholm) – a brief review
I made my first trip to Sweden at the weekend with MrsGrow, we went to…
Great Dixter Study Days – 10 things I learned
The gardens of Great Dixter are without doubt my favourite. Dixter has a unique charm and character; it…
Retaining Walls: Marshalls Croft Stone Walling
A steep hillside garden is often blessed with a lovely vista and, indeed, we can see the…
Behind the Scenes at Great Dixter – July 2016
As a young boy I would crudely draw out designs for my small vegetable plot,…