Naff names by Katherine Crouch
There may be slightly less posting here over the next four months, as I have just signed a contract to write a book. (over 20 thousand copies sold…
More Chelsea
I’m risking boring everyone with more Chelsea stuff – in this case, some thoughts about the actual 2014 show: mine and those of Katherine Crouch. I…
Everyone has their idea of paradise: an interview with John Sales by Anne Wareham
I’ve been preoccupied with the gap between the professionally designed garden and the garden of the serious amateur for some years, particularly…
Show gardens: what are they for? by Wanda Oprea
I would like to propose that show gardens could be simply for delight, illumination or challenge – or whatever we would like a great work of art to…
We closed our garden, by Abbie Jury
Yes, this is a conversation we have every year: shall we go on opening the garden? It’s very hard work and I end the season exhausted. It comes…
What is Natural? by Emma White
We love to talk about ‘natural’ gardens – but what does that mean? If anything? Anne Wareham, editor Emma White: I find myself in a bit of a…
The Thinking Gardens Supper – what was it like? by Lucy Masters
At last – the account of the thinkingardens supper, which took place in London in the pouring rain and a tube strike. For all that sixteen people…
Try formality? by Susan Cohan
Our last piece was by Michael King and suggested that the New Perennial or Naturalistic style was getting everywhere and being used insensitively….
It’s Everywhere – Michael King on Naturalistic Planting.
Michael King has just stirred things up again by publishing a post on his blog suggesting we may be finding naturalistic planting a little…
Be critical! by Tristan Gregory
I have had no difficulty getting reviewers of books or magazines for thinkingardens, but people are still backward in coming forward with garden…
Garden bloggers: braggarts? by Jane Scorer
As someone who has been damned for being a self promoter, I must definitely come in the ‘braggart’ category. (see Veddw blog…)(see what I mean?)…
Worthy but wasted? by Jill Sinclair
Here we are again, after a short break which had you all hammering my door down, demanding a new post. So here it is. Sustainability is good, yes?…
Gardening in the Wilderness: do we need a revolution in the garden? by Lucy Masters
Suppers are back! Well – one is, thanks to the effort and initiative of Lucy Masters, who wrote this piece to introduce the debate. And Chris Young,…
Clump or Mingle? by Noel Kingsbury
Now, after all that discussion and noise in response to Thomas Rainer’s piece about intermingling planting, here is Noel’s reply to Thomas….
James van Sweden – a memoir by Noel Kingsbury
A short time ago James van Sweden died. I vividly remember the excitement I felt when I first came across the book ‘Bold Romantic Gardens’ which he…
