The biennial Doddington Sculpture Exhibition is underway and has two weeks left to run. Its worth a visit to see the incredible range of art work being produced and should give inspiration to anyone interested in giving their garden another dimension.
Read MoreI 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.
Read MoreThis is an article I wrote for the Garden Design Journal. It was published in the November 2015 edition. It discusses some of the issues around designing sustainable gardens - something that many garden designers, their clients and garden owners in general probably aspire to but which is perhaps not so easy to put into practice.
Read MoreI've been lucky enough to work on many interesting gardens. A recent Lincoln project though has been unusual for the spirit of creative adventure encouraged by the client - busy business people with an artistic instinct....and hands-on gardeners. *'Here's the space. We're not sure what to do with it and we're interested to see what you come up with....oh yes and we love Gaudi'*. As canvasses go that really was blank.
Read MoreWhen you start to plan a garden it can be difficult to resist going straight for the plants. However a garden’s success will depend more on the underlying structure, with the flowers being the ‘icing on the cake’.
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