In winter months in England, there are days when gardeners cling to plant catalogues as if they are all we have of spring. Continue reading “Plant catalogue reviews: North Green Snowdrops”
Peonies at Arley Hall
Peonies are some of my favourite cottage garden plants. It was a pleasure to be able to catch Arley Hall’s collection of plants in flower in the twin borders of the kitchen garden during early to mid June.
Floral tapestry
Friday photo: Astrantia (common name masterwort) creates a highlight against a colourful, living tapestry of flowers in a large perennial border. Continue reading “Floral tapestry”
Gresgarth Hall Gardens: review and photo gallery
Topiary bird in a garden at Gresgrath Hall
Pink roses
View through daisies to Gresgarth Hall
Verbascum
Pink climbing rose
Patio garden with climbing roses
Blue poppy (meconopsis)
Gresgarth Hall from the river
Pink spotted foxgloves
Gresgarth Hall is home to landscape designer Arabella Lennox-Boyd and her husband Mark. Her private garden, open to visitors ten days each year, has been shaped by her artist’s eye for colour, a scholar’s understanding of structure and a seemingly effortless attention to detail.
A wild boar statue greets visitors: ‘Gresgarth’ is Norse for ‘enclosure of wild boar’. The original building dates from the 14th century – more modern additions have made it elegant as well as imposing. The hillside garden, cut through by Artle Beck, presented challenges that have drawn out all the designer’s ingenuity. Continue reading “Gresgarth Hall Gardens: review and photo gallery”
Regrets? I’ve had a few…
For 8+ years, I was Head of Marketing for David Austin Roses. Time well spent and much savoured, working with a lovely, warm, caring team of people, an archetypal British brand & some of the world’s most charismatic roses.
Looking back, I have very few regrets, except Continue reading “Regrets? I’ve had a few…”
Susan Rushton 