My ideal man
I think I may have found my ideal man. Too bad he died 54 years ago. I’ve never really known much about E. A. Bowles, the legendary plantsman, except that … Read more
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Steps
Nice pots, hey. The ferns and grasses are an original touch and there’s some textbook contrasting foliage textures going on, too.
Small is beautiful
More often than not the bit that juts out in front of a basement flat is unplanted and grim, or covered in weed-infested gravel or slate. But this mini gravel … Read more
Lost and found
My lack of a sense of direction is legendary but I excelled myself the other day – I walked all the way around the Inner Circle of Regent’s Park, trying … Read more
Naomi’s garden
Last Sunday, my friend Naomi had an impromptu lunch party. It was still going strong at 6.30pm, when her garden was bathed in some lovely dappled shade. The garden is … Read more
PlantLocks
When I was at King Henry’s Walk Garden the other day I saw this bike lock. I’ve spotted quite a few of them over town recently and had been wondering … Read more
West Green House
I’ve always thought Marylyn Abbott had one of the ultimate gardening gigs – a garden in Hampshire that she tended for six months of the year, and another one in … Read more
The Alexandra & Ainsworth Estate
I used to live in a building called Utopia House. Never was a block of flats more inaccurately named, but that’s another story. One thing that used to fascinate me … Read more
Riverford Farm
In my job I am mostly deskbound but last week I was lucky enough to go to Devon to help out on a photoshoot at Riverford Farm near Buckfastleigh. That’s … Read more
King Henry’s Walk Garden
I went on a foraging course lead by foraging king Miles Irving the other weekend. I was wondering what on earth there would be to forage in London but in … Read more