
July, 1 2022
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Flower Farmers’ Big Weekend
Over the three days of Flower Farmers' Big Weekend on 5th - 7th August,...

May, 11 2022
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Blog
Glorious Tulips: Their History and Where to See Them
EM Forster compares the tulips at Howard's End, to 'a tray of jewels.' Their...

April, 29 2022
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Blog
The Monks of Medmenham: Blasphemous Rebel-Rousers or Drunken Satanists
Sir Francis Dashwood’s name is synonymous with the Monks of Medmenham or the...

March, 16 2022
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Blog
Garden Pergolas
Those who follow me on Instagram will know that I recently visited the Hill...

February, 14 2022
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Blog
Snowdrops at Painswick, Gloucestershire
Since writing this article, the record for a single snowdrop bulb has been...

January, 23 2022
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Blog
For Those ‘Who Dare to Love Their Country’
I began 2022 not by visiting a real garden but enjoying a digital...

November, 6 2021
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Blog
Kew Gardens on a Beautiful November Day
Continuing my Thames Walk, my next stop was Kew Gardens - the other side of the...

April, 13 2021
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Blog
Ham House: a great example of a seventeenth century house and garden
The next place to visit along the River Thames is Ham House - a wonderful...

March, 13 2021
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Blog
Marble Hill: an Arcadian Retreat
Continuing my journey along the Thames, the next stop is Marble...

February, 13 2021
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Blog
Chiswick House: ‘The Finest Thing this Glorious Sun has Shone On’
Inspired by the recent lectures on the Thames Luminaries and...

January, 10 2021
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Blog
Snowdrops – harbingers of Spring!
As the days grow longer, Spring is on its way. And one of the first...

October, 16 2020
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Blog
Autumn has Arrived at the Landscape Gardens at Sheffield Park
Autumn is a wonderful time of year to visit Sheffield Park in East Sussex....