Garden history
Stolen Statues, Lost Stories and a Heritage setting at Risk
When a new generation takes the reins of any historic house and garden, they know as temporary custodians, that what they hold in their hands can be fragile.
Garden history
Reflections, learning & inspiration from the past. Historical people and places.
Garden history
The Grape Expectations of an Accidental Viticulturist
Despite the damning indictment of the British climate by the Romans, growing grapevines and harvesting 'proper' grapes is now happening in suburbia.
Pots
Going to Pot
Want to invest in something special for your garden? Look no further than a hand-crafted terracotta pot.
Roof Gardens
Reaching for the Skies: Ralph Hancock’s Gardens in the Clouds
🎵“Right smack dab in the middle of town, I've found a paradise that's trouble proof (up on the roof) …” The Drifters, 1964🎵
Through the Garden Gates
Powis Castle Garden - One of the World's Great Flower Gardens
A medieval castle, Renaissance terraces, 18th century landscape, 20th century formal design and swashbuckling plantsmanship – it's all here!
Through the Garden Gates
How One Woman Brought a Japanese Garden to a Scottish Valley
'In a sheltered foothold of a grassy range of hills, that stretch from sunrise to sunset, lies the garden of my dreams ...' Ella Christie.
Garden history
Shed and Other Ologies: insert BT gag here.
My promised introduction to dipping a toe into the wonderful world of garden history. But which ology should we choose - and is it greedy to want them all?
Garden history
From 'Surplus' Women to Thriving Gardeners: A Historic Evolution
Changing careers through gardening, how the Women's Land Army led the way for me to become the person I am.
Garden history
From the Prado to Pizza Hut: the Pineapple’s Perambulation
The pineapple started life in Europe at the very top of society - sadly it has been all downhill since then.
Garden history
The Legacy of Lancelot Brown: Vandal, Visionary or Facilitator?
The landscape park’s journey during the 18th century was as serpentine as the paths and lakes which would later define it, whilst absorbing different trends along the way.
Wellness & wellbeing
Tranquility in Gardens: The Power of Silent Spaces
If you can have a quiet carriage on a train, then why not a quiet space in a garden open to the public?
Tools
Blood, Sweat, and Secateurs: From Revolution to Roses
Secateurs are in every gardener’s pocket: but, like every invention no matter how much we take them for granted, somebody had to think of the idea.