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Garden of Cosmic Speculation open to public on 30 April 2017
Charles Jenck's Garden of Cosmic Speculation - the Holy Grail of Scottish gardens - is open to the public for just one day this year - next Sunday, 30 April - as part of the open scheme arranged by...
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Wednesday Walkabout - Great Gardens of Scotland
En route to Glasgow - over the clouds, somewhere in the Lake DistrictThe Pineapple - an extraordinary architectural feat, on the way to EdinburghPitmuies - a captivating garden on the way to...
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Postcard from Tbilisi, Georgia
Tbilisi, Georgia - an amazing cityLiving wall in TbilisiBridge of Peace, Tbilisi Street art - it's everywhere in TbilisiVery few words today, just pictures as I've returned from Tbilisi in Georgia and...
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Wordless Wednesday - Rainy day at Hidcote Manor
Torrential rain and low-lying cloud makes for an interesting visit to Hidcote Manor, Gloucestershire
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Top picks at RHS Hampton Court 2017
The exhibit that really caught my eye at this year's RHS Hampton Court Flower Show was "The Charleston Garden" (above) - one of three very different 'potted' landscapes exhibiting under the Great...
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Oh to be in England ... 10 of the greatest spring and early summer gardens...
There's nothing quite like an English garden in springtime, so in my first post for a long time, I'm highlighting some of the properties that are really worthwhile visiting before the end of May if you...
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10 best spring gardens 2018 - Parham House, West Sussex
In a new series, highlighting seasonal gardens, I shall be posting pictures of some of the best gardens to see throughout the season. Parham House in West Sussex has exceptional walled gardens and...
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10 best spring gardens 2018 (2) - West Green House, Hampshire
It's been too many years since I last visited West Green House garden in Hampshire, but a quick sprint around the property in the sunshine this week was sufficient to remind me just how special this...
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World's largest Victorian glasshouse re-opens at Kew Gardens
Completion of a five-year restoration project, costing £41million, heralded the re-opening of the Temperate House at Kew Gardens at the beginning of May. Sir David Attenborough described it as a...
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Winter gardens to remember - Sir Harold Hillier Garden, Hampshire
Interesting winter gardens are hard to find at this time of year, but the Sir Harold Hillier Garden near Romsey in Hampshire is an exception. And, if you visit this week, you'll be able to catch the...
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Bevis Bawa's Sri Lankan masterpiece - The Brief Garden
Sri Lanka is a plantsman's paradise. Located at the tip of India and hanging like a tear drop from the mainland, it offers lush green landscapes, leafy vistas and acres of forest where elephants roam...
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Best British Gardens - Levens Hall
Levens Hall in Cumbria is one of my favourite gardens - set against the backdrop of an imposing, but extraordinarily well-preserved Elizabethan house, which is still privately owned - sitting at the...
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The best of Scottish Castle gardens - Cawdor
Cawdor is a small castle near Inverness, with well-established gardensCastles are synonymous with Scotland, but few have gardens like Cawdor (above), within a stone's throw of Inverness. This is less...
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Iconic British gardens - Beth Chatto Gardens, Essex
Beth Chatto Gardens in springtimeIt's always a pleasure to visit the Beth Chatto Gardens in Essex - a green oasis near Colchester, created from a once-neglected hollow between two farms, where owner...
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Javier Senosiain's spectacular Casa Organica, Mexico City
Mexico City has long been loved for its sense of green, so if you get the chance to visit after these troubled times of Covid-19, try to include Javier Senosiain's extraordinary Casa Organica (Organic...
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On the road again .... And now in awesome Odisha, India - at Desia in the...
The weekly market at Kotpad, which takes place on TuesdaysOdisha is billed as one of India's best-kept secrets, but in reality, it is one of the nation's most under-developed states and therefore...
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