Haddon Hall is unique. Not just because it is 900 years old, this is Britain after all, but more significantly because the house was closed in the 18th century when the family […]
Haddon Hall, Bakewell, Derbyshire
Athelhampton House and Garden, Dorset, March 2020.
I love the spring and normally try to go away for a week in March, often aiming for the end of the month. As luck had it this year, various plans and […]
The Garden Press Event 2020 – Garden trends and old friends
Every year in February or March, the Gardening Press Event brings together around 100 companies involved in different aspects of the gardening industry with the massed members of the gardening press. The […]
The Savill Garden, February 2020
The Savill Garden sits at the edge of Windsor Great Park. The park itself is huge, covering an area of 5,000 acres that incorporates lakes, woodland and farmland. The Savill Garden itself, […]
Visits July 2019 – Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival
July 2019 RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival There was so much to see at the Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival, formerly known as the Hampton Court flower show. The layout of […]
Visits June 2019 – David Austin Roses
June 2019 The sun shone! After a damp and rather dismal June, during which the gardens certainly got the rain they needed, there was a change in the wind direction in the […]
Visits June 2019 – Gardener’s World Live Show
Just a brief round-up of this, as I’ve got a couple of gardens to write about as well. Not that the show doesn’t deserve a thorough write-up. In fact I was very […]
June 2019 – RHS Chatsworth Flower Show
Hot on the heels of RHS Chelsea comes RHS Chatsworth. Now in its third year, I took a look at the show to see how well its settling in, and what it […]
Visits May 2019 – RHS Chelsea Flower Show
What does the Chelsea Flower Show have in common with Strictly Come Dancing? The RHS Chelsea Flower Show has a lot in common with Strictly Come Dancing. You don’t need it, you […]
Visits April 2019 – Mapperton House and Garden
Mapperton House is a Jacobean Manor House near Beaminster in Dorset. The 13 acre garden is fascinating and surprisingly varied, including a formal, Italianate garden with small orangery below the house and […]
