In a digital age when it seems everything has to be booked in advance on line, there’s something refreshingly old fashioned about Kiftsgate Court Gardens, near Mickleton, Gloucestershire. When we called in advance to get tickets we were politely told,
Why is it that water lilies fascinate us so much? Perhaps it’s because they are like people: they worship the sun. Perhaps it’s because they float serenely and effortlessly on ponds and lakes, giving those looking on a sense of
Kent is known as the garden of England, so we thought we’d take a trip there to visit a few of them.
Dutchmen Piet Oudolf is a big name in contemporary gardening. He’s enjoyed high profile commissions such as the Olympic Park in London and Millennium Park in Chicago, to name but a few. Why then, can you visit one of his
Sometimes it is not the grandest or most famous gardens that leave the best impressions. Small, intimate gardens can create a lasting sense of intimacy, balance and location that stay with you for a long time. One such garden is
OK, it’s quiz time…can you spot the difference between sea beet and samphire, or elderflower and sea buckthorn? We can. Well, we can now we’ve been out foraging in Cornwall with the excellent Adam Clark. We were staying at