This Years Top Posts

Now you know the difference between Spanish and Native bluebells.

I was quite delirious with excitement during the visit to Tom Stuart-Smith garden.

I finally made it to the Alhambra and it did not disappoint (except for the crowds). It is a place that has been on my ‘must visit’ list for a very long time. On a perfect summer’s day, a colleague and I spent a morning with Mark Divall, the charming and modest head gardener at Charleston.

Of course the Chelsea Flower Show is always a highlight.

Grey skies and chilly temperatures that gave the Chelsea Flower Show 2013 quite a subdued feel. But on the odd occasion the sun came out the flowers responded accordingly. Above : the sun shines and flowers on the Trailfinders Australian garden burst into flower. It really was heart-stoppingly lovely.

This topiary garden was hidden in a dell in a Kent garden – I whooped with delight when I saw it.