The oriental art of pruning

At Purelands Japanese garden near Newark you will see a whole lot of beautiful and extraordinary looking plants - architectural shapes, cloud-like foliage and elegantly arching stems.

Garden design, Gardens, Gardening, Open Gardens, Plants, TopiaryGuy PetheramJune 15, 2016Topiary, Purelands, Shrubs, Japanese garden

Japanese garden

I visited a Japanese garden near my home in the East Midlands about 10 years ago and a recent article in the Daily Mail prompted me to make a return trip. I was not disappointed.

Design, Garden design, Gardening, Gardens, Open Gardens, People, TopiaryGuy PetheramJune 15, 2016Purelands, Japanese garden, Garden design

Cherry Blossom Festival

Cherry blossom is serious business in Japan. Every year the ‘forecasts’ predict the arrival of the first blooms, which are then tracked across the country like a weather front.

Gardens, Spring flowering, FlowersGuy PetheramApril 17, 2016Doddington Hall, Cherry blossom, Cherry trees, Blossom, spring flowering

Capability Brown's Lincolnshire landscapes

The National Geographic list of must-see places for 2016 includes the Okavango Delta in Botswana, the beaches of Brazil and the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. All amazing destinations but no real surprises.

Garden design, Gardens, People, Garden HistoryGuy PetheramMarch 18, 2016Capability Brown, Burghley House, Landscape design, garden design, Garden history

Snowdrops

It’s the little things in life. And Snowdrops are one of the littlest.

What is it about these delicate flowers that induces thousands to seek them out at this time of year? Is it because they are a harbinger of spring?

Flowers, Gardens, Spring flowering, Winter gardenGuy PetheramFebruary 12, 2016snowdrops, Doddimgton Hall, Brightwater Gardens, Doddington Hall, winter garden