Warren Street
This window box was home to the first daffodil I saw this year, and now it has erupted into colour again, this time with wallflowers and a couple of plants … Read more
Veronica Peerless
An artist’s garden
My friend Huw said that this isn’t strictly a garden, more house decoration, but I disagreed. Someone who likes gardening lives here, that much is obvious. And he’s an artist, … Read more
Huw’s garden
I’ve come to realise that I don’t know half as much as I should about shrubs. I’m really only familiar with the bog standard ones that you see in most … Read more
The Garden of Disorientation
I visited my final Chelsea Fringe happening on Saturday – The Garden of Disorientation in Clerkenwell. Designed by landscape designer Deborah Nagan, it was a deceptively simple space, containing some … Read more
Picture perfect
Isn’t this lovely? I love the contrast of the dark pink wallflowers and the turquoise paint, and the grey-leafed plants such as santolina and Stachys byzantina (lamb’s ears) underneath. And … Read more
Elmsdale Road
It’s not often that you come across a street in London that has a real community feel, but Elmsdale Road in Walthamstow is one of them. The street opens its … Read more
Top tree pit
It’s not often that I walk about the streets of London with a clipboard, looking at the bases of trees, but that’s what I found myself doing last Sunday. It … Read more
The Oranges & Lemons Garden – with royal approval!
Here’s the second of my ‘before and after’ posts – this time the Oranges & Lemons Garden in Shoreditch. I helped oversee the garden for the Chelsea Fringe. This was … Read more
The Grove of Idleness
A while ago, I published a picture of a dark, dank space at the back of the Idler Academy, and promised to show you its transformation for the Chelsea Fringe. … Read more
Chelsea 2012
Unless you’ve been living in a cupboard under the stairs, you’ll know that the Chelsea Flower Show is taking place at the moment. I went on Monday, on press … Read more