A Keeper? – The National Botanic Garden of Wales reviewed by Tristan Gregory
It’s garden visiting time – come to Wales! You could visit Veddw (I know – sorry….but you’d be passing within 4 miles of us if you were visiting…
Rousham reviewed by Tristan Gregory
I have said before, in the introduction to Alison Levey’s piece about Rousham, that I have taken far too many trips to Rousham in a vain attempt to…
Award worthy? a review of Abbotsbury by Tristan Gregory
Another review from the excellent writer, critic and plantsman Tristan Gregory, my most reliable garden reviewer. (yes, that is a heavy hint, laced…
Will they get it? A review of the Native Plant Garden at NYBG by Susan Cohan
This is an interesting review of a garden – and, as all good reviews do – it raises an interesting question. You don’t need a postcard to let us…
They fell asleep.. a review of Kiftsgate by Anne Wareham
I didn’t intend to write a review. I was just having a good day off and taking some photographs for Tristan’s piece. But it didn’t turn out like…
Death careering round the trees – a review of Hidcote by Tristan Gregory
“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.” – Paul Joseph Goebbels I come to bury Hidcote, not…
Powis Castle: a review by Tristan Gregory
Gardens are reopening, and it’s garden reviews time again. Remember thinkingardens when you make a visit.. And, just by the way, – I am now blogging…
Sezincote – of elephants and water by Alison Levey
The name Sezincote has acquired a kind of magic for its associations: Brighton Pavilion, India, the Raj… Does the garden live up to this magic?…
The gardens of Manoir d’Eyrignac and Marqueyssac France, by Bridget Rosewell.
Some pieces hang around a bit long (sorry everyone) – this arrived in summer and it’s now after Christmas. So – a time trip back to summer, in a…
Gold at the Olympic Park by Bridget Rosewell
Meadows now cover a multitude of sins – or at least, the term ‘meadow’ does. All part of the ‘naturalistic’ trend (see Michael King’s post and Sarah…
Aberglasney, a review by Anne Wareham
I visited Aberglasney in September this year (2012) and so took the opportunity to review it for thinkingardens. By way of an extra. Anne Wareham,…
Chaumont 2012 reviewed by Anne Hanley
We don’t seem to have heard so much of the garden festival at Chaumont recently – or is it simply that I don’t read enough of the garden media? It…
Bodnant Garden: a review by Tristan Gregory
The last time two times I have visited Bodnant I have been entranced by the trees (see below) and much less entranced by everything else. It seems…
The 9/11 Memorial Park in New York reviewed by Sheppard Craige
A poignant piece about a very particular site, sensitively written. Thank you, Sheppard. Anne Wareham, editor. Sheppard Craige: The still unfinished…
Sussex Prairies Garden reviewed by Darryl Moore
It may seem strange to have three reviews of one garden on the thinkingardens site. However, we are frequently told that different people experience…
