Philosophy in the Garden by Damon Young, reviewed by John Clarke
Anne Wareham, editor It’s that time again: thank you once more to our sponsor, Everedge (who make cool steel planters as well as edging) for another…
Representation of gardens and landscape by Caleb Melchior
Anne Wareham, editor Here’s a topic which has preoccupied our household for many years. And which I think about every time I visit Instagram. An…
An interview with Hans von Trotha by Anke Schmitz
I was wondering who would be the ideal person to interview. Then I heard a podcast on garden art by the publicist, Hans von Trotha. Just perfect.
Personal or Commercial Garden? by Anne Wareham
What I’m wondering is, do you, as a thinkingardener, tend to visit a particular type of garden? And what is it, if you do?
Closing Time: Goodbye to Hummelo by Tony Spencer
The private garden of Piet and Anja Oudolf at Hummelo has closed to the public.
The Best Garden I visited: Dixter x Two
I have heard it said that you shouldn’t meet your idols and while this doesn’t strictly apply to famous gardens, our visit to Great Dixter hadn’t been at all what I had thought it would be.
Do you dare? by Anne Wareham
Here is a tale for those new and inexperienced in the garden world. Someone making a garden and hoping for recognition, maybe someone wanting to…
How many is enough? Or too many?…by Katherine Crouch
You will all note with horror just how long ago it was that I received this piece. Takes a leap of the imagination, back to March perhaps. Thinking…
How can sense of place help optimise the garden visitor experience? by Janna Schreier
Well, if you wondered how Janna got on with your responses to the questionnaire last year, here you are. It’s not easy. In fact, it’s a challenge…
What does ‘wild’ actually mean? by Debbie Wilson
Ah, who’d be fashionable? Or classy? Someone else with a new garden which has prompted reflections. Anne Wareham, editor …
The Mad Enterprise of Starting a New Garden by Bridget Hannigan
Just over 30 years ago I started making the garden at Veddw with not much else than a spade and a desperate need to have a garden. There was no…
Do me a big favour? by Anne Wareham
Do me a big favour – share this with someone who finds gardens totally boring Anne Wareham, editor I recently published a piece here, by Tim…
What is the Purpose of a Garden? by Tim Ingram
We have frequently discussed whether gardens could be art. This piece by Tim Ingram presents a totally different vision of what a garden may be. Are…
Getting youngsters into horticulture: why bother? by Rachel the Gardener
Our regular readers will observe that we have a new advert in the sidebar. I had practically given up on adverts as worthless clutter, apart from…
What style? by Kate Cox
If you’re a garden designer, do you design gardens based on what you love? On what originally inspired you to become a designer? On your own garden?…
