hard landscaping
Garden progress
I confess I have made very little progress on my garden. All I’ve managed to do is prune the apple tree and grapevine and clear a giant raised bed that … Read more
The Glove Factory
The Glove Factory is a neat idea – flexible work studios for hire, plus a very nice cafe that’s open to the public, giving the place a buzzy feel. I … Read more
A triangular pergola
Architects, eh? You can rely on them to come up with a triangle while mere mortals would have created a rectangle. Christian says he used three posts for his seating … Read more
Brixton Nights
Here’s one of the best gardens I’ve seen in a long time. It belongs to Deborah Nagan and Michael Johnson, and it was open during the Chelsea Fringe. Deborah and … Read more
Ambler Road
If I could live anywhere in London, it would be Ambler Road. Who wouldn’t want to live on a street that is home to its very own topiary elephants (and … Read more
Take-home ideas from Chelsea
What I like doing best at Chelsea is looking for ideas that I could replicate in my own garden one day. And as I may finally have one (fingers crossed … Read more
Trending in St John’s Wood
Regular readers of this blog (hello, both of you!) will know that St John’s Wood is considered the box ball capital of Europe. Topiary has been trending in NW8 for … Read more
Fondation Cartier part deux
I only ended up going to the Fondation Cartier because my Parisian pal Esther needed to order some curtains that were on sale in a shop nearby, but I’m really … Read more