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You may well have read Matthew Appleby’s piece on celebrity columnists . I am drawing it to your attention again because it took on a life of its own after publication, creating massive discussion on LinkedIn, for example, and a great many comments on here. So...Are we fed up of them all? by Matthew Appleby
Are gardens and gardeners being well served by the garden media? Are we fed up of seeing the same old faces, giving us the same old snowdrops every week? Here’s Matthew Appleby’s opinion about it. Happy Christmas, everyone!! Anne Wareham, editor. Matthew...The Garden Magazine Market is Skewed
A review of garden magazines by Matthew Appleby.
Gardener’s World – 3rd April 2009
thinkinGardens asked Matthew Appleby to review Gardener’s World.
“Trendy efforts such as fast cuts and (2007 vintage) Kate Nash music does not stop the show being one presented by a middle-aged man in a red anorak with a bald spot (on his head, not the coat).”
How to make your garden grow by Toby Buckland
Reviewed by Matthew Appleby.
“Buckland denies there have been revisions other than cosmetic changes with pictures and design, including alteration of page order. He says he has been “trying to wean” himself off peat for four years.”
The Green Garden Expert by Dr D G Hessayon
Reviewed by Matthew Appleby.
“….He’s the scientist and his advice was accepted and acceptable at the time. But this book attempts to rewrite history. A leopard can’t change its spots.”
Maggie Centre Garden, Charing Cross by Dan Pearson reviewed by Bridget Rosewell
Bridget Rosewell reviews Dan Pearson’s garden at The Maggie Centre, Charing Cross, London.
“Some rather dispirited perennial clumps do their best to break up the mulch and are backed by the now ubiquitous groups of multi-stemmed small trees.”
Is a Garden an Artwork?
Debated at the oxford Literary Festival 2007.
Reviewed by Matthew Appleby with comments by Anne Wareham.
“I loathe places like Hestercombe, but then on the other hand you have places like the Barbara Hepworth Garden which is more of an outdoor gallery.”