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 moreThe 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 moreAnother week has gone by. People are heading off on holiday en masse. And there are those staying at home chilling in their backyard. For those interested in green spaces, […]
Read moreBrilliantly 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 […]
Read moreThere 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 moreIt’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 moreWhat 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 moreWe are now half way through summer. Officially speaking summer is, as most would know, those lovely months between June and August when vegetation is working overtime to please us […]
Read moreThe 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 moreThis 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 moreThey 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 moreIt’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 moreI 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 moreI’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 moreTime flies when you are having fun. Another week just breezed past and here we go again with inspirational garden designs – w27-2022.
Read moreA 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 moreFör 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 moreI’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 moreTomorrow 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’ is actually a ground cover shrub that does not form a leader. That is, it does not have a stem. Which is hard […]
Read moreFences have nothing to do with it. The grass is greenest where it’s wateredRobert Fulghum The watering of a garden requires as much judgement as the seasoning of a soup.Helena […]
Read moreOnce 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 moreSummer 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 moreThese 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 morePorto 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 moreI’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 […]
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