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
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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
A towering achievement
The Chelsea Fringe has begun! Here’s one of the projects – Living Towers made by landscape architect Adam Shepherd. They’re still a work in progress in this pic, which was … Read more
Longstock Park Water Garden
‘I don’t think there’s much to see there,’ said the taxi driver when he dropped me off at Longstock Park Water Garden. That proved to be something of an … Read more
Naomi’s garden (again)
Finsbury Park My friend Naomi is fast becoming something of a celebrity. She’s the current go-to person when any media outlet wants an interview on community gardening – not least … Read more