Posted on Tuesday, May 28th, 2013
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show is full to bursting with great ideas for your garden. From planting schemes to ornamental structures, if you have a blank canvas in your back yard then Chelsea will help you fill it.
But for those with less grand designs, Chelsea can also provide inspiration for quick and easy improvements. The [...]
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Posted on Thursday, May 24th, 2012
Chelsea is always a big event on my calendar and this year, in brilliant sunshine, it did not disappoint. From Diarmund Gavin’s determination to pour every ounce of his imagination into designing an innovative and bizarre garden, to the cooling colours and rustling grasses adorning many other show gardens, the internationally famous flower show provided [...]
Posted on Sunday, April 29th, 2012
As spring marches on we’re well into the season when garden shows are starting to bloom all over the place. With arguably the most famous garden show coming up in a few weeks (the RHS Chelsea Flower Show) we thought it would be a good time to share a few tips on making the best [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, arguably the most prestigious garden show in the world, is just under two months away now and we’ve been keeping our ears to the ground to find out what treats are in store this year. So here are just a few of the delights you can expect:
Olympic Park garden co-designer [...]
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Posted on Monday, July 4th, 2011
On the hunt for roses, and enjoying a glorious summer day, I trooped off to visit Borde Hill in West Sussex, UK. The gardens surround Borde Hill House, a private residence (not open to the public) which was originally built in 1598. The gardens were established in the early 1900s and are ensconced in 200 [...]
Posted on Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
Dating back to 1913, the RHS Chelsea Flower Show is a firm favourite in the gardening calendar. This year’s exhibition has done nothing to dim the gardener’s enthusiasm for this annual display of horticultural glamour, showmanship and innovation.
This year there are 32 gardens to entice and inspire, over 100 growers and [...]
Posted on Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
During a visit to Trevarno gardens in May 2010 I had a taste of the potential of their daffodil collection. I found a large field, neatly divided into well-labelled rows of narcissi. Unfortunately they were rather battered by age and wind, and only a few were still carrying their blooms so late in the season. [...]
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Posted on Friday, February 18th, 2011
On a cool February morning I made my way over to Broadview Gardens in anticipation of a fabulous display from one of my favourite winter blooms; the hellebore. Broadview Gardens, well known to me as I studied horticulture at the neighbouring Hadlow College, holds a national collection of hellebores in its 10 acres of gardens, [...]
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