News
Frost Delays Snowdrops
The Telegraph reports that he recent icy and snowy weather has delayed the January...
James May Shows Plasticine Flowers At Chelsea
The BBC Top Gear presenter has recently swapped playing with cars to playing with...
Magnolia Plant Under Threat
Magnolia Magnolias are in danger of dying out according to botanists at Fauna and...
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flower show
Tatton Park Flowershow DatesThis years Tatton Park Flower Show takes place between 22nd – 26th July, 2009. Experience...
Hampton Court Flower Show Dates
Now that the Chelsea show has closed for another year it’s time to consider...
Lloyds TSB To Sponsor Chelsea Flower Show
Despite the turmoil in our banking system and huge amounts of losses being reported...
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gardens
Jekka McVicar Rooftop Herb GardenJust a quick post to mention that the rooftop herb garden created by award winning gardener Jekka McVicar looks great. McVicar has created a rooftop garden on the roof (wherelse!) of the Trafalgar Hotel in London. McVicar is an accomplished garden designer and has won 12 gold medals at the Chelsea Flower show. I saw a photo of this design in The Telegraph... [Read more of this review]
Capability Brown Design A Potential Garden
A forgotten garden design by one of Englands greatest garden designers could be brought to fruition some 250 years after being drawn. A sketch by Capability Brown, believed to be his first garden plan, has lay hidden in a desk drawer until Mr John Anderson discovered it in 1980. Mr Anderson is the current owener of Kirkharle Courtyard where Brown used... [Read more of this review]
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