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…
Blooming Britain by Christine Dakin
Well, what do you think? Do you enjoy seeing our towns adorned like this? Or should we scrap it and find some better way to display our…
We should find out what people think by Anne Wareham
Mary Keen recently came across a blog post which was frank about the writer’s opinion of her garden. It was clear from her response both in her…
Go it alone? by Rory Stuart
It’s an odd way to approach something which should be such a total, immersive, absorbing experience: to go round a garden with a guide or with the…
Slow Gardening by Sally Gregson
Do you have the patience? Here is Sally Gregson, shooting herself in the foot: a nurserywoman encouraging us to think (and look and think some…
Conspicuous Design by Tim Richardson
I am very grateful for the generosity of Tim Richardson and the editor, Sarah Giles, of the Garden Design Journal for permitting me to use this…
Just a gardener – Just? by Stephen Hackett
We’ve had a lot of responses to Nick Turrell’s piece, ‘Would you be a Gardener?’. Including what amounts to a whole new article, which I am…
Would you be a gardener? by Nick Turrell
I hate the image of gardeners that we are routinely presented with in the media. We are all middle aged, cheerful and smiley. If you are a woman…
Chelsea 2013 uncovered by Charles Hawes
The photographers hope to get a press pass again next year… Charles Hawes has a good selection of high resolution…
