Heart-drenching beauty
From Nicolson's superb book on Sissinghurst and his family's relationship with it, including its transition to more public ownership. He...
A gardener to the roots
This gardener, who tends the castle grounds of the monstrous pile of Gormenghast, is driven by something more than the...
The lovable vigour of weeds
Yes, I know what he means. I'm becoming increasingly tolerant of weeds and have started protecting and even nurturing some....
Sky-reflecting lake
From a marvelous history of a garden, the idea of lakes made by man simply to reflect the sky.Â
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Borne on the evening breeze
In the midst of winter, on a drab-draped day, the memory of flower-garden odour borne on an evening breeze is...
Wedge-shadowed gardens
Two superb triologisms in a few lines of Larkin - I like his wedge-shadowed gardens and then the Brontean empyrean...
Rain-glazed grass
This makes me think of the freshness after a downpour, the drops glistening on the pointed leaves of the lawn....
Tangled tales
The rose garden of Moonacre has an arbour and heart-shaped rose-beds. And if that sounds a little over top, wait...
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