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, […]
The Savill Garden, February 2020
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 […]
Visits April 2019 – Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens
Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens On the 6th of April 2019, Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens in Horsham, West Sussex, re-opened for the first time since 2010. I went along for a press preview. […]
Visits March 2019 – Meadowcroft Garden Centre Pansy and Viola Festival
Every March, Meadow Croft Garden Centre hosts the Viola & Pansy Festival, a showcase for new varieties from around the world. It may come as a surprise that the humble pansy and […]
Visits January/February 2019 – Winter Gardens
Who says winter is dull? It’s not easy to keep the back garden looking interesting in winter and I suspect most of us focus on plants that look good in the other […]
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