If there’s one thing that was obvious at Chelsea 2010, it was the importance of the glasshouse to growers and gardeners. For the exhibitors struggling with the late spring, there was no option other than using the protected climes of the greenhouse to force the plants and flowers into growth. Read more…
I spent a glorious few days in Suffolk last week, visiting some gardens. It’s one of the perks of being a garden writer and though I don’t get the chance to indulge myself with garden visiting very often, the beauty of this trip was that it was all arranged for me by the Garden Media Guild. Read more…
Yesterday I spent the day on the Isle of Wight with a photographer. It was a really early start and we got the 8am ferry across from Southampton, landing at Cowes at 9am. Read more…
It was a bitterly cold morning when I left for RHS Show Cardiff yesterday. Arrived at 8am to join the queue of exhibitors wending their way into Bute Park. It’s a glorious venue for this pretty spring show. It’s on all weekend (16-18th April 2010) and tickets are available, so if you are anywhere near, it’s well worth a visit. Read more…
