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Last Lady Gardens for BBC Somerset!
I am feeling sad! I’ve come to the end of an era… I’ve been broadcasting pretty much monthly for BBC Somerset for around 8 years and today was my final outing on these particular airways; the reason being because I’m moving to Sussex. For existing and new clients in the West Country, don’t worry, I’m not [...]
John Makepeace’s garden of grasses, Dorset
I had a bit of a busman’s holiday last Sunday, visiting the eminent furniture maker John Makepeace’s garden in Beaminster. It’s always interesting seeing how a craftsman in one medium transfers ideas and concepts into another, and the Makepeace garden is no exception. I suppose it’s no surprise that there are few straight lines, given that [...]
20th century garden design in Dorset and Somerset
A week ago I had just come back from leading a tour of West Country gardens for Martin Randall Travel. I had given the tour the theme of 20th century garden designers, exploring a range of gardens from early Arts and Crafts (Athelhampton) through to two contemporary private gardens by Arabella Lennox Boyd and Dan Pearson. Christopher [...]
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 [...]