Category: Gardens
Kew in the Country
Visited this Garden this weekend and it was being set for a Wedding. Took my parents and my dad told us about Sir Henry Price the ’50 Shilling Taylor’ who was the last person to own Wakehurst before it was donated to the National Trust and then leased by Kew to be its Garden in […]
Read More Kew in the CountryMagic Lantern Festival – Chiswick House and Gardens
until March 6th at Chiswick House and Gardens
Read More Magic Lantern Festival – Chiswick House and GardensSussex Prairies Gardens
Interesting garden open from June until 11th October (1 to 5pm) near Albourne in Sussex
Read More Sussex Prairies GardensKeukenhof, Netherlands
this garden was very busy and everywhere you looked familys knee deep in tulips but lovely to see them and be there – the people, the light – lovely country most proud, drove round Amsterdam at 11pm and finding right exit off the ring road – most scary, pile up on M25 on way over […]
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Handmade Wooden Plant Labels
When its been windy and been windy a lot this winter, we go out and look for fallen wood and cut/split branches then sand and burn on the name of plant/vegetable. We can make to order, just email us what you want. Our wooden plant labels are solid and easy to see in the ground. Handmade Wooden […]
Read More Handmade Wooden Plant LabelsSecret Life of Edward James
Searching for the big house where a great aunt worked as a dressmaker discovered a video about gentle english eccentric who escaped to mexico where he built ‘Las Pozas’ – a sculpture garden in the depth of the rain forest .. Las Pozas and the Secret Life of Edward James. The video is little old […]
Read More Secret Life of Edward JamesCyclamen underneath the pine trees
Bridging the river Thames with trees
“Two innovative new bridges are set to change the landscape and the environment of the Thames, if current proposals are given the go-ahead. Named the Garden Bridge and the Diamond Jubilee Footbridge, these two new structures would give priority to pedestrians and look to add to the natural surroundings rather than damage them. First, there’s […]
Read More Bridging the river Thames with treesLook out – giant conkers
Tom Hare – Willow Sculptor – Wakehurst Place this afternoon, strolled round Wakehurst, one of those places its good to walk and think, full of trees, flowers and lakes.. nice cakes and giant conkers.
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