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lawns á la français
Last night, the conversation at dinner here in Languedoc, settled on the British craving for lawns – memories of childhood, the thwack of the ball on the willow bat, the love of mowing etc. etc – well,...
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talking dry
This 2nd post is directly related to the last – my first – and following that, I quite rightly received a very gentle reminder that it would be useful to introduce myself. So to get this over with:...
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what is productive?
My allotment site, not my plot, has featured in the press recently. Ah, have just thought maybe my plot should feature in the press but it’s neither glorious enough nor worthy of legal issues. In case...
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in good order
The Jardin des Plantes in Montpellier is the oldest botanic garden in France established in 1593 for King Henri IV and sits below Henri’s Boulevard. The views down into site are appetising and the...
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standing around among stands of trees
We took the students from University of Greenwich studying Certificate in Landscape Design and Masters in Landscape Architecture to Hilliers’ Andlers Ash Tree Nursery last week. We do this each year...
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poles apart
A few weeks ago, I wanted to be in 2 places at the same time. One of them was a viewing inside the DLWP at Bexhill on Sea. This gave me the opportunity to see the finished phase 2 of the...
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landscapes without ceilings and horizons
Cloistered gardens can be defined as sheltered places of great intimacy. Historically these geometric and usually symmetrical spaces where gardened by monks – sometimes nuns – growing the...
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plants as art
About 3 weeks, you can tell by the planting, I heard Fiona Rae talking about her work showing at The Towner Gallery in Eastbourne. She doesn’t take any metaphors or inspirational sources from things...
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blowing one’s own trumpet
An invitation dropped through the door this summer. Hampshire County Council invited us, the designers, to attend the opening of the Centenary Border at the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens. Well, it’s been...
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