The courtyards of Córdoba
Been thinking for some years that I wanted to visit Córdoba in early May when the open courtyard festival is being held. This year it happened. But perhaps not the […]
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Been thinking for some years that I wanted to visit Córdoba in early May when the open courtyard festival is being held. This year it happened. But perhaps not the […]
Read moreDescribed as the “largest cultural event in Scandinavia”, the Gothenburg Book Fair is happening as we speak. Thousands of visitors and hundreds of significant people from places high and low […]
Read moreIt’s a sad, sad situation. This jugend villa (Ramsäter) constructed in 1912 can be found in Gothenburg, Sweden. It has recently been restored for millions of monies. It looks fabulous. […]
Read morePlant of the week: Verbena bonariensis is a real hipster plant. Personally I’m somewhat dubious about the lanky profile. But seeing them in full healthy bloom the other day, in […]
Read moreThe other day I happened to find myself in a part of town I don’t normally frequent. Been there before of course, why I’ve never paid more attention to the […]
Read moreInspirational garden designs -w38/2022 is almost a guide to location, location, location. Quite incredible all the stunningly designed green spaces there are out there. Sleeping tucked in amongst extinct animals […]
Read moreThe use of Corten in garden design – can anything be added to this topic that has not already been said? Or seen? If you are into garden design, take […]
Read moreIn a recent post I mentioned that I think there’s something je ne sais quoi fancy about rust and blue/green as a colour combo. Unfortunately I still can’t exactly pinpoint […]
Read moreIn northern Europe shade is almost on par with an ugly word. The winters are so long and the summers can be temperamental to say the least. When the sun […]
Read morePlant of the week: Cosmos bipinnatus has a rather odd name, doesn’t it? When I think of cosmos I think of the universe … How come a worldly pretty flower […]
Read moreRead any garden magazine or other relevant media and you will be inundated with blooms in hues covering the colour spectrum left to right. I reckon it’s fantastic what nature […]
Read moreAs the days are a bit too quickly moving into darkish territory, inspirational garden designs w37/2022 take a closer look at a spectacular sinkhole, a fine autumn grass, kitsch vases, […]
Read moreAs you approach Lancaster Gate from inside Hyde Park London, you will come across the Italian Garden. It will stop you in your tracks because this garden is a real […]
Read moreIt was today brought to my attention that the Landscape Festival in Bergamo, Italy opened recently. Can’t believe it’s been a year since I was there! Not actually to visit […]
Read moreI happened to stumble across this perhaps rather basic, yet creative and fun use of concrete pipes the other day. The setting is a public park and the view that […]
Read morePlant of the week: Hippophae rhamnoides is a relatively new acquaintance to me. Which now when I know it seems rather odd, how come I’ve never really paid attention to […]
Read moreAlley, avenue, allée – different name, same thing? In relation to garden design the terms in essence refer to long walks or drives bordered by rows of evenly spaced trees […]
Read moreInspirational garden designs – w36-2022 jumps from an amazing bridge in Vietnam to fashionable purple to a vintage vase to be found in my very own home. Garden designs move […]
Read moreGardens 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; […]
Read moreOMG how exciting – a shrub on a seen-better-days quayside! Well, yes, actually. At least for a person into garden design. Not that this is a garden but my intention […]
Read moreDuring my last trip to London, in sweltering heat, I visited Canary Wharf. What a fabulous place this is, not least because of the scale. Supersized architecture perfectly matched by […]
Read moreThe common oak, Quercus robur, is a huge tree with a wide, impressive crown and mighty trunk. Plant of the week: Quercus robur ‘Fastigiate Koster’ on the other hand has […]
Read moreLet me introduce inspirational garden designs – w35-2022. This week I take a closer look at outdoor tiles with a distinct 1970s vibe, a labyrinth garden and a mini-golf course […]
Read moreHow things change. During the reign of Louis XIV the area of Bercy on the banks of River Seine in Paris was the centre for the wine trade. There are […]
Read moreAnd 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 moreThe world is running out of pollinators. A human response, at least in northern Europe, is to reintroduce meadows. Before mechanical cutting and chemical weed-control, lawns more closely resembled what […]
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