Gardens are these days no mere gardens. They are outdoor rooms. As such, they should be treated in the same way. Meaning that their design should echo an indoor room; […]
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And so the new park opened.
And so the new park opened. The one that I blathered on about the other week that is. Important people from the local authority will be there and meet and […]
Read moreRed in the garden.
Is red in the garden a good idea? Red is a bold, strong colour that takes up a lot of space. In some quarters it’s considered safe to use it […]
Read moreInspirational swimming pool designs.
If you live in the right climate having a swimming pool must be a real asset. At least I would think so as I love swimming. If I had the […]
Read moreDrawn to slate as hard landscaping.
Decades ago when I moved into suburbia and walked around checking out other people’s gardens I was drawn to slate as hard landscaping. In my opinion this material looks really […]
Read moreA lesson in 17th century lawn management.
It was a fantastic summer day, hot and humid. So inviting to get on the scooter and go somewhere stunning. I decided that Gunnebo Slott (House) on the outskirts of […]
Read moreA rockery garden outlook.
Thought it was a nice day for a rockery garden outlook. Headed to the local Trädgårdsföreningen (The Garden Society of Gothenburg) to check one out. I haven’t been there for […]
Read morePerhaps some permeable pavers?
Perhaps some permeable pavers for your garden design scheme? No? Would that answer be based on thinking “they are only used for car parks, aren’t they?”. Well, yes, they are, […]
Read moreJubileumsparken – make an entrance!
Lucky girl I am, living close to a soon-to-be-opened new public park. Make that a very near the city centre urban park. That does not happen every day these days. […]
Read moreGarden moments.
It’s the last Saturday of July 2022. The day has been glorious, which is a big distractor. Time sort of disappears … So today I will keep this post short […]
Read moreWhat about no grass?
Everybody loves a lawn I wrote in a previous post some time ago. Including myself stating that I could not see myself not having at least a small section of […]
Read more5 lights with GardenRoomStyle.
Read an article the other day about practical advice in regards to garden illuminiation. If you want to make it rock professionally, it’s not as easy as you’d like to […]
Read moreThe Chelsea Barracks sculpture trail.
The Chelsea Barracks sculpture trail was launched in May, 2022. About two months later it came to my attention. What a great idea I thought as I explored the finely […]
Read moreA permanent land art installation.
There I am. Standing in front of a permanent land art installation. Did I say permanent? A basic idea with land art is that it’s supposed to be temporary. Make […]
Read moreHurrah to me!
It’s my birthday today. Hurrah to me! Am in London to celebrate this grand occasion. Blimey, was it hot yesterday. As hot as it has ever been with a record […]
Read moreThe Artist’s garden.
What is a garden? Wikipedia defines it as ‘a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the cultivation, display, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature’. This source […]
Read moreStained glass in garden design.
This year is the International Year of Glass as declared by the United Nations. To honour this there was a show garden at the Chelsea Flower Show featuring a number […]
Read moreCobblestones amidst the blooms.
It’s mid-July. Them flowers and other greenery are looking spectacular. So much that the rest of the garden falls into oblivion. Now thinking of bagatelles such as hard surfaces. Who […]
Read moreOutstanding landscape design
A few years back read an article about the installation of this mosaic art work in Mölndal, Sweden. Time flies, but today I was in the neighbourhood and took the […]
Read moreSedumtak för att hjälpa till rena luften mm.
För ett par veckor sedan invigdes i Göteborg den första busskuren med sedumtak. Det är Trafiknämnden i staden som har beslutat att alla ca 100 busskurer så småningom kommer beläggas […]
Read moreThe allure of a secret garden.
Tomorrow is the opening day of an exhibition entitled The Secret Garden at the Garden Museum in London. It’s dedicated to Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic children’s book The Secret Garden. […]
Read moreWhat an attractive second life!
These planters were born into a life as plastic food containers that at some point morphed into hanging baskets. And what an attractive second life! As we speak they are […]
Read moreSoaked in garden knowledge.
Out and about on this sunny day in London I decided to pay a quick visit to the RHS Lindley Library located in a majestic Arts and Crafts-style building in […]
Read moreA bird situation.
There is currently a bird situation going on. If us humans and other threatening species are not being subject to rather scary flyovers by seagulls, there are warning signs in […]
Read moreOn the lookout for new deckchairs.
I’m on the lookout for new deckchairs for my terrace. I have a vision of a stylish rather low wooden foldable chair with armrests. No too much of a recline […]
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