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Glimpse of Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and the Pink City's gardens!
The Tuk Tuk is a way of life in India - a sturdy three-wheeled vehicle used by both tourists and localsIf you've seen the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, there are several particularly poignant moments...
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Mother's Day treats at UK Gardens - Mum goes free!
A sure sign of spring, when the daffodils begin to flowerThere's no doubt about it - spring is in the air and the daffodils are beginning to bloom around the country. The nights are still cold, but if...
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"Galloping Gardener Walks" © - Best of the Spring gardens in Sussex
Borde Hill - which opened last week for the seasonSpring is definitely in the air and gardens around the country are beginning to show signs of life! Most of us have already noticed daffodils and...
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Glorious spring gardens I - Borde Hill, West Sussex
View across the Rose Garden, which comes into bloom in JuneI featured Borde Hill earlier this month when writing about spring garden walks in Sussex and then realised that I hadn't visited for two...
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Official start of Spring today!
Spring has arrived - it's official! At 5.14 GMT this morning, spring began in the northern hemisphere. "You can cut all the flowers, but you cannot keep spring from coming." Puebla Neruda"A host of...
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Gorgeous spring gardens II - Sir Harold Hillier, Hampshire
Early flowering magnolias outside Jermyn's HouseAnother wonderful spring venue is Sir Harold Hillier's former home in Hampshire - a glorious 180-acre garden, just outside Romsey. And although this...
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Glorious spring gardens III - Vann, Surrey
First view of Vann, as you enter through the front gardenAlways a joy to visit, whether it's spring or summer, Vann - the only property in England with a Gertrude Jekyll water garden - opened its doors...
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Daffodil heaven at Godinton House, Kent as NGS Yellow Book launches for 2012
First view of the sea of daffodils from the walled garden at GodintonI don't know whether I'm seeing things, but it seems there are more daffodils this year than ever before! Parks and public spaces...
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An extraordinary plot unfolds in East Sussex!
The huge biodomes (similar to those at the Eden Project) where all plants are grown prior to "replanting"Yesterday I was invited to visit one of the most extraordinary gardens I've ever seen, as the...
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Spring gardens IV - Great Dixter, Sussex
Great Dixter at the start of the season, when the hedges are trimmed and magnolias in flowerGreat Dixter opened its doors this weekend for the first time this year. And although it's early in the...
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Orchids at RHS Wisley for Easter
If you're looking for a garden to visit over the Easter weekend, why not go to RHS Wisley? It's close to London and filled with spring flowers both outside and in. Enjoy all the spring bulbs and...
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Galloping Gardener Walks© Three glorious castle gardens in Kent
Hever - moated Tudor castle and former home of Anne BoleynSpring is in the air and what better way to get out and enjoy it than visiting gardens? Combine this with a bit of history and throw a castle...
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Galloping Gardener's best British garden memories after three years of blogging
"Gardens are a real gift of happiness and joy"It's Easter 2012 and I've been blogging about gardens for three years! I'm the first to admit I've come a long way in that time, because I knew nothing and...
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Glorious spring gardens V - Doddington Place, Kent
The Sunk Garden at Doddington Place, with hedging that reflects the gables of the main houseApril is a wonderfully theatrical month in terms of weather and yesterday was no exception. Blue skies...
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Iconic British gardens - Beth Chatto Gardens, Essex
Beth Chatto Gardens in springtime (April 2012) - the garden is already in bloomA bitterly-cold and showery April day is not the best day to visit gardens, but even this early in the season, The Beth...
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Wish List Gardens - Cothay Manor, Somerset
The moated gatehouse at Cothay Manor - visitors enter the gardens through the ancient wooden doorGardens nominated as my "Wish List" candidates are really worth making the effort to travel a little...
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Catch UK tulips between the April showers!
After a winter of weather discontent and a spring of drought, everybody is complaining about their tulips this year. British gardeners say they are shorter than usual, but few can dispute the fact that...
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"Being at the right place at the right time" with Andrew Lawson
Andrew Lawson in the garden at Great DixterLast week I spent a day at Great Dixter with Andrew Lawson, the celebrated English garden photographer. It was a wonderful opportunity to learn from a man who...
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Relentless rain gives much needed boost to UK tulips!
The tulips at Dunsborough Park are well worth travelling to see this weekend - open Saturday and SundayIt's peak tulip season and although gardeners around the country have been complaining that theirs...
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Deep in a Somerset valley - Holt Farm Organic Garden
The reflecting pool at Holt FarmDeep in a Somerset valley there's a garden with a difference - Holt Farm Organic Garden. It's very refreshing to find a "nouvelle" garden in every sense of the word -...
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