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Day to day moments… Inspiration that just had to be shared!
National Garden Scheme

National Garden Scheme

Such a wonderful idea to raise money for nursing charities by kind owners opening their garden gates. I love reading ‘The Yellow Book’ in the winter...

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A top 10 garden

A top 10 garden

I don’t care for rankings or ratings much... comparisons are indeed odious. However, the gardens at Great Dixter were in the realms of sublime...

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Perch Hill

Perch Hill

Lunch last week was with Sarah Raven. Gosh she is brilliant and so generous with her knowledge and time. Her bunches, all picked from the garden,...

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English Bluebells

English Bluebells

In larger gardens with damp woodland, we often plant thousands of our native bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta. More refined and elegant than...

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Quercus robur

Quercus robur

Our fabulous native oak, c 130 years old with zingy bronze-lime spring foliage emerging. Ravishing everyday at any age. The king of British trees.

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Making an Entrance!

Making an Entrance!

Grand or simple, flamboyant or subtle, a considered dress to all entrances, particularly to the front door, is vital to making a beautiful,...

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Magnolias

Magnolias

I visited a garden planted with many magnolias by its owner 40 years ago. Here is Magnolia ‘Heaven Scent’ looking lovely on a south westerly facing...

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The Beauty of Spring

The Beauty of Spring

What total bliss it has been savouring the lengthening days and the beauty of spring. No wonder so many writers are inspired by it. The warm weather...

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Buxus

Buxus

I adore all varieties of box, with glorious Buxus sempervirens as a desert island plant choice – I just couldn’t imagine a garden without it. Laura...

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Seasonal Posts

Quercus robur

Quercus robur

Our fabulous native oak, c 130 years old with zingy bronze-lime spring foliage emerging. Ravishing everyday at any age. The king of British trees.

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Making an Entrance!

Making an Entrance!

Grand or simple, flamboyant or subtle, a considered dress to all entrances, particularly to the front door, is vital to making a beautiful, welcoming and alluring home.Depending on our client’s style and location, we design all entrances to set the scene for what’s to...

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Magnolias

Magnolias

I visited a garden planted with many magnolias by its owner 40 years ago. Here is Magnolia ‘Heaven Scent’ looking lovely on a south westerly facing wall. The flowers on all east facing plants looked noticeably ravaged by early morning frosts. With almost as many years...

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The Beauty of Spring

The Beauty of Spring

What total bliss it has been savouring the lengthening days and the beauty of spring. No wonder so many writers are inspired by it. The warm weather is surely coming and soon the air will be soft and it will be sowing weather. Here are some photos I took yesterday in...

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Buxus

Buxus

I adore all varieties of box, with glorious Buxus sempervirens as a desert island plant choice – I just couldn’t imagine a garden without it. Laura Heybrook Garden, Landscape & Architectural Designer plant many varieties and forms of Buxus regularly in their...

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Bonanza blossoms!

Bonanza blossoms!

The early, golden days of summer are upon us and this year seem even more sensational. Several Head Gardeners have commented that they’ve never know blossom as good and I couldn’t agree more. Country lanes are overflowing with flowering hawthorn, cowparsley and other...

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