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Finally made it to Goodnestone Park!!
Goodnestone Park in Kent has been on my "wish list" for more than two years ... it was one of the gardens I wanted to see before I even started blogging, but somehow circumstances conspired against me...
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Bored with borders! You won't find any here!!
Most gardens I've visited recently are about borders .... borders .... more borders and lovely as they look, I'm getting bored with borders! So imagine my joy when I visited one of my favourite gardens...
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Great gardens for kids!
The summer holidays are here and there are already many parents and grandparents wondering what to do with the kids in the six week break ahead of them! So I'm featuring a couple of gardens here that...
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Saved by new owners and open to all again!
Just to let my readers know, I'm leaving for India tomorrow to work on my hospital project in Rajasthan - I won't be writing about English gardens while I'm away, but will post if I see interesting...
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My best of the West (so far!) garden list!
I was lunching with family and friends today and several said they read my blog because they like visiting gardens. Then I was asked what would go on my "Bucket List" in terms of gardens! An...
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It's very green, but certainly wet!
Just returned from Rajasthan where it's very green, but very wet! Monsoon season in a good year means rain, rain, rain... and although it's needed, it makes for difficult working conditions,...
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Grand Gardens of Britain 1 - Ascott
Ascott is one of the best gardens I've seen this summer, in terms of grand design and planting. The timber-beamed house (above) was once a simple farmhouse, acquired by Baron Meyer de Rothschild in...
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Does the NGS need to reconsider the plot?
Vann, which opens regularly for the NGS in the springBritain has beautiful gardens – thousands of them – and we are also lucky enough to have the National Gardens Scheme (NGS) – a fast-growing network...
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A Cotswold garden with a difference - Mill Dene
Gloucestershire is home to many great and glorious gardens - you'll find the extraordinary (Sezincote); the stunning (Kiftsgate); the grand houses (Bourton House and Snowshill Manor); the castles...
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It's raining again ... so head for the glasshouses!
It's raining again and the forecast is gloomy, so head for one of the glorious glasshouses here in Britain to lift your spirits. We are blessed with so many marvellous gardens in Britain and some have...
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Where there's a wall there's a way!
I was supposed to go to Birmingham, but it was raining too hard and I didn't go! So when today dawned grey but dry I went to visit several gardens that have very limited openings - Wednesdays and...
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Small secret gardens in Sussex
Today I'm featuring three charming small gardens, that rarely feature in garden guides, but worth visiting if you're in the area. First is the Wellingham Herb Garden (above) near Lewes - only open at...
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Charismatic Claydon - one to watch!
The garden at Claydon House in Buckinghamshire is definitely one to watch - it's one of the most vibrant I've visited this year, with much work in progress, but is quite charming - filled with nooks...
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Another walled wonder - Loseley Park
I found another glorious walled garden yesterday ... in between the rain showers ... Loseley Park in Surrey. I've visited before, but in springtime a couple of years ago, so was really delighted to see...
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What to do when it rains .... can I have your feedback?
No garden visits this week because the rain hasn't stopped, so I've been at home editing photographs and organising my garden reviews so that I can eventually offer you full information on what to see...
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Special Cornish gardens for September ...
It's almost the end of August and what better time to go to Cornwall to visit some of the great gardens there? The school holidays are nearly over so the crowds are gone and you'll find many wonderful...
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Stunning Cuba!
Cuba is stunning! Arrived here last week ... it's hot, very hot ... but fascinating! Wonderful cars like the one above; incredible trees and plants; vibrant music; good food and lovely people. We saw...
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Cuba Gardens ... Cienfuegos
It's been well over a week since I last posted because it's difficult finding a good internet connection in Cuba! But it's a wonderful country and now I'm home in the UK, I shall be catching up on all...
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Vinales - Cuba's Garden of Eden
Our second week in Cuba took us to the west of the island - to Pinar del Rio province, and the town of Vinales, nestling in a gorgeous green valley that was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in...
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Cuba's first Biosphere - living in a glorious garden!
After Vinales, we went to Las Terrazas, still in Pinar del Rio province, but in the hills. This is another beautiful region, but it wasn't always like this! Back in the 1960's the whole area had been...
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