Through the Garden Gates
Paradisus Terrestris
The quest for earthly paradise is what makes a garden special.
George Plumptre
Since my first garden article in 1979, I've been gardening correspondent of The Times, written for Country Life and other magazines, authored 11 books, and been awarded the EMH in 2024.
Autobiography
Jam and Jerusalem
The famous story of the Women's Institute, with its tales of feminine inventiveness and thriftiness, could have been made for my mother.
Through the Garden Gates
A Room With a View
If you live in the middle of a city a room with a view is a bonus; if it is a view into a garden it is a blessing.
Through the Garden Gates
Goodbye To All That
A few days before writing this article I told everyone that I would be retiring as Chief Executive of the National Garden Scheme at the end of summer 2025 when I will have done 15 years. Time for some happy reflection
Garden history
Great Expectations
There is something thrilling in the anticipation of making a long-awaited visit to a garden that you have admired from afar, even more so if the garden lives up to your expectations