One of the greatest collaborations in the making of a garden is that of Vita Sackville West and her husband Harold Nicholson.
Here’s a peek at Sissinghurst, one of the most famous and loved gardens in the world.
For the history of Sissinghurst, visit The National Trust website.
More about Vita and a love letter she wrote to Virginia Wolf in the book The 50 Greatest Love Letters of All Time at Brain Pickings.….one of my favorite blogs.
Thanks to botanist and designer extraordinaire, Patrick Blanc, vertical gardening has become one of the hottest trends in gardening. Patrick has transformed what Westerners used to think of as vines climbing up a wall into a mesmerizing and sensual tapestry of plants that titillates your senses.
Watch this interview to see some of Patrick’s creations and hear what this visionary has to say.
If you enjoyed this video, you might want to check out an earlier article I wrote on Vertical Gardening.
Can you imagine feeling like you’ve created a delightful feast for the eyes with only 4 window boxes?
I can.
I always thought that nothing would replace my love of designing large, sweeping beds. The expansive, long distance views gave me chills at the end of a long day of work in my garden. Or when opening the pages of a beautifully executed gardening magazzine.
But guess what? The yearning for that type of larger than life beauty has been replaced by something else. Gardening ‘in the ‘micro’.
This flower arrangement, picked from our garden somehow encapsulates the place. We had Daniela Coray staying, who used to be a florist, hence the arrangement.
Native plant gardens tend to be hard to photograph. Often the gardeners care more about the plants and habitat than the aesthetics. This is perfectly OK – unless you are trying to photograph them.
We need better photographs of native plant gardens to encourage those gardeners who DO care about aesthetics, who want to do the right thing by way of sustainability, and don’t realize how beautiful natives can be. To encourage more native plant gardening I have set out to find more gardens, and the photos within. Continue Reading →
