The Battery Bosque: prairie as metaphor by James Golden

The Battery Bosque: prairie as metaphor by James Golden

“What better designer than Piet Oudolf, who works in a vocabulary of plant materials characterized by sturdy geometric form, durable structure, and the ability to provide visual appeal even through winter weather?”

Coombe House reviewed by Darryl Moore

Coombe House reviewed by Darryl Moore

Reflections on a visit to Plaz Metaxu (Coombe House) by Darryl Moore.
“The Vista group visit to Coombe House to view Alasdair Forbes’ Plaz Metaxu garden proved to be interesting, not only in terms of viewing the garden itself, but also in relation to some of the debates it raises concerning gardens in general.”

Coombe House, Devon reviewed by Stephen Anderton

Coombe House, Devon reviewed by Stephen Anderton

Reflections on a visit to Plaz Metaxu (Coombe house) by Stephen Anderton.
“It is possible for an overpowering intellectual agenda for a garden to be the excuse for unconscious flights of great ugliness…”

The Kitchen Gardener by Alan Titchmarsh

Reviewed by Charles Dowding.
“Full page photos of the author carrying pots, forking comost and gazing at tomatoes do not inform the reader, especially as none of them are captioned.”

How to look at the Taj Mahal?

East and West have very different ways of approaching garden history by Ambra Edwards.
“…Or should – at the risk of disappointing tourists – an older, more ‘authentic’ garden be recreated, illustrating the Emperor’s original intentions?”

Lady Farm by Stephen Anderton and Anne Wareham

“Perhaps the terraces are smaller than the house needs in the face of that big landscape prospect; it makes them seem suburban, a bit 1950s in fact, with the resin fairies…..”

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