hard landscaping
Naomi’s garden
My friend Naomi is one of the keenest gardeners I know. She gardens for a living, has two allotments and has also set up a street growing scheme in her … Read more
Clematis arch
I couldn’t really do it justice in this pic, but this romantic-looking arch is smothered in pink Clematis montana. It leads to a church and I think it looks distinctly … Read more
Stone circle
This was my first ‘drive-by’ shot for this blog – I hopped out of the car, took a couple of pics, jumped back in and sped off. Which must have … Read more
I’m a journalist get me out of here
Note to self: do not not take part in any more activities that involve heights. I have vertigo, which seems to be getting worse with my advancing years. I came … Read more
Keep off the grass
I love Paris, of course, but there’s one thing about it that I don’t get: you’re rarely allowed to sit on the grass in a park. A few summers ago … Read more
Through the garden gate!
I love this little front garden. In a limited space it combines some tasteful hard landscaping, some decent planting, two trees and a parking space. And a great gate. The … Read more
Pushing the boundaries
There’s a garden near my flat that looks like it’s got some interesting stuff in it, judging from the plants I can see popping over the fence – lots of … Read more
Gate’s head
Not a garden, but most definitely a gate. It’s got a sign above it, which reads: ‘If you’re more than nine feet tall, duck’.
House of dreams
The moment I saw this garden gate in East Dulwich, south east London, I knew something pretty special would be behind it. But I couldn’t really see what, apart from … Read more