Woburn Abbey Gardens was another place on my list of local gardens to revisit. We went on a clear but blowy bank holiday monday. Lovely maze (keep the hedge on your left-hand side to find the middle – same to find the way out!), deer park, bog garden, art works, grotto … must go back to look round the house...
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With the beautiful weather over Easter, we went to visit Chenies Manor, nr Rickmansworth one afternoon. I’d forgotten it had such a good vegetable garden, maze and labyrinth, as it’s more commonly known for the spring display of tulips. Click here to open the gallery.Powered by Cincopa wp content plugins solution for your website and Cincopa MediaSe
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‘At Heartwood Forest near Sandridge, St Albans, the creation of England’s largest new native forest is well underway. We have ambitious plans to create an 858 acre woodland with a total of 600,000 newly planted trees, all planted by volunteers. There will also be a community orchard, new wildflower meadows, open spaces and miles of footpaths and bridleways ...
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I visited the Ecobuild show on 2 March. It was good to talk to the exhibitors about their products and see them in real life. As a garden designer, there were some areas that were more appropriate to me than others of course, and something that caught my attention was buildings from straw bales. In the right location, these are great! You put straw bales onto firm...
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John Cullen Lighting offer CPD masterclasses in garden lighting and a morning spent in the company of Sally Storey and her team was really inspiring. She speaks with great knowledge and passion and I am keen pass this on, creating magical garden lighting for every garden! Many garden rooms have large windows looking out onto the garden and by using a daylight sensor...
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I heard Rick Darke speak at the SGD conference in October 2010 and he has an amazing way of seeing. His message is that you learn more from landscapes you see the most. Just use your senses – it’s all right under your nose! I was inspired to take these photos of shadow patterns and stones we have at home. The stones are from a beach in Dorset and...
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We visited Rousham in Oxfordshire on 23 October 2010 and these are some of my photos. It’s a truly amazing garden with surprising vistas at every turn that just take your breath away. There are many iconic shots of Rousham published elsewhere, so I thought I’d show another angle. The house is still a family home and I particularly loved the working...
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