March 2010
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Planting combination for annual flowers
During my monthly broadcast on BBC Somerset this morning I mentioned a planting combination for annuals, grown easily from seed. The beauty of growing annuals is that you can try out different colour and texture combinations, without great expense, and you can try something new each year. The planting mix that I have recommended will give [...]
design consultations
I went to a potentially very pretty garden this week (which the owner is quite prepared to admit is a bit of a mess at the moment – but then that’s why she asked me to visit!). While in an ideal world it would be great to have the budget to create an amazing garden [...]
garden quote
I was in Sherborne today and saw a postcard with this Chinese proverb which I thought was rather splendid; “If you want to be happy for a short time, get drunk. If you want to be happy for a long time, fall in love. If you want to be happy forever, make a garden!” (this [...]
hand drawn vs CAD?
There’s a bit of snobbery going on in the garden design world, between those who draw their plans by hand and those who use CAD (computer aided design), and both think they’re right. The hand-drawing devotees – using tracing paper and a pencil – swear that it’s the only way to make sure that designs [...]
thoughts on light inspired by a frosty morning
I find the Dorset countryside infinitely inspiring; the constantly changing light (can something be constant and changing? there’s a thought!) makes me look at familiar scenes with fresh eyes. I pass this farmhouse (below) every morning when taking my daughter to school, and love the sweep of the hedge line and trees above the house and the way they almost seem [...]