A Garden Shop …. (with updated gallery)

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Having spent rather a lot of time indoors these past few days, (understandably I wasn't outside very much with the outdoor plants at Petersham Nurseries, what with it being Arctic here in the UK). Well I don't feel too hard done by - The Garden Shop is a beautiful, colourful and fragrant space full of…

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Kew Gardens by way of Siberia … The Hive, Alpine House (naturally), a deserted Broadwalk, frigid (but pruned) Rose Garden, a short-back-and-sides to the Grass Borders and a remarkable tree or two –

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Don't let all that Thailand stuff lull you into a false sense of security, warmth and vibrant-colourful-duvetness ... outside it is Arctic. The crump-crump of snow beneath your boots and the beautiful architecture of trees picked out in white. A lot to admire but even so, bloomin' cold so it was a quick trot back…

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A birthday treat to myself – a day trip to Thailand …

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While the Beast from the East continues to freeze and snow lies deep and crisp and even on the ground, I thought today would be a good day to find warmer climes - by way of the Princess of Wales Conservatory at Kew - and explore the floral delights of Thailand. Their annual orchid extravaganza…

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Jean Southwell and the Gertrude Jekyll Gardens at Lindisfarne

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I travelled up to Newcastle-upon-Tyne this past few days to say a final goodbye to a good friend, Jean Southwell, whom I have known for nigh on 30 years and a woman who has been an inspiration and joy to me. And someone who taught a great appreciation for gin, it must me added. She…

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A few shots from Petersham Nurseries – plants, pots and cats ….

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Just a little gallery ...

Andreas Gursky at the Hayward Gallery – another ‘just because it’s my blog’ moment …

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Well the connection is simply that I had been at the RHS Early Spring Show in Pimlico and had been wandering back to to Waterloo to catch a train home - and passed by the South Bank Centre and the newly refurbished Hayward Gallery - and hence passing an exhibition I had wanted to see…

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A Celebration of Snowdrops (and a few more choice beauties) at the RHS London Early Spring Show

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Well this is either going to be your thing, or not - one huge gallery of snowdrops from the RHS Early Spring Show in the Horticultural Halls in London which ran over the past couple of days. Harveys Garden Plants uppermost, and W&S Lockyer providing the most excitement. A few Hippeastrums in there too from…

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Taking a peek inside the Alpine House at RHS Wisley – and a scented meander down through the Rock Garden into Seven Acre Wood ….

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A little peak inside the Alpine House which sits atop the Rock Garden in the RHS gardens at Wisley (the rose garden is behind, an allée of Bonsai trees to one side and the vegetable garden too, if you need to get your bearings. This is a traditional glasshouse where the plants are mostly displayed…

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