Brilliantly the Temple Fountain sparkled in the sun, and laughingly its liquid music played and merrily the idle drops of water danced and danced, and peeping out in sport among […]
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A 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 moreInspirational garden designs – w28-2022.
The high pressure is on, at least in some parts of the world. For some a good time to be in a green space, perhaps not so for others. I […]
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 morePlant of the week – Hollyhock.
They are impossible to miss, being mid-July they are towering bright and stunning above the head of almost all other blooms. And some human beings. The plant of the week, […]
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 morePå besök i Gatenhielmska reservatet.
I helgen var jag på besök i Gatenhielmska reservatet som ligger i Majorna, Göteborg. Detta är ett av stadens äldsta (sista) och bäst bevarade områden och visar hur Göteborg såg […]
Read moreA modern walled garden.
I’m not sure how many times I’d walked past this garden before one day, I had a lightbulb moment. Realising that this was in fact a modern walled garden. Walled […]
Read moreInspirational garden designs – w27-2022.
Time flies when you are having fun. Another week just breezed past and here we go again with inspirational garden designs – w27-2022.
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 moreThere’s nothing that colour can’t fix.
I’m not sure about you but I feel the world post-pandemic has become a bit dull. Despite restrictions being removed it’s like life as we knew it is struggling to […]
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 morePlant of the week: Salix caprea Kilmarnock.
Plant of the week: Salix caprea ‘Kilmarnock’ is actually a ground cover shrub that does not form a leader. That is, it does not have a stem. Which is hard […]
Read moreA master of parterre art.
Once upon a time parterres en broderie were the height of fashion in garden design. Formal parterres started off in Italy and soon gained popularity amongst royalty and nobility in […]
Read moreInspirational garden designs -w26-2022.
Summer is ticking away. Too quickly? What can we do? Second summer month, if you live in the northern hemisphere, is right at our doorstep. Here are some inspirational 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 moreRoman town of Turris Libisonis & more.
Porto Torres in the northern parts of Sardinia to me comes across like a dichotomy. As you arrive by bus you ride through a massive industrial estate that has seen […]
Read moreGarden impressions of a port town.
I’m in Porto Torres, a port town in northern Sardinia, Italy. A major reason to visit this part of the island is the nearby Parco Nazionale dell’Asinara. Due to relative […]
Read moreSummary of the garden situation – Alghero.
My stay in Alghero, Sardinia is coming to an end. For a couple of days at least. So time for a short summary of the garden situation in this ancient […]
Read moreI’m now in Oleander …
I’m now in Oleander I was about to say. But closer to the truth is that I’m in Alghero, Sardinia where I can see oleander (Nerium oleander) in and around […]
Read moreSome kind of cedar trees?
Well, I’m back in London. The weather this morning put on a grand show with full sun and lovely summer temperature. Took a stroll in Battersea park and as per […]
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 […]
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