Monthly Archives: July 2024

We’ve been having a bit of a hydrangea-fest here recently. Over the last couple of years my partner has become more and more interested in growing them and we’ve been visiting gardens in both Britain and France to see more. … Continue reading →

Today’s post is a  look at what has become  more trendily known as “aquascaping” rather than the rather the more mundane sounding “underwater gardening” which I wrote about last week. If I’m honest I’d never heard of “aquascaping” until recently, … Continue reading →

I’m writing this as the rain lashes down outside – again – but it’s not, as the title might suggest,  a post about how to manage a flooded garden, instead it’s another one about water gardens, but water gardens with … Continue reading →

Last week’s post looked at the creation of the picturesque landscape at Piercefield, near Chepstow. Today I’m going to look at the decline  and fall of the estate and how all the conservation and heritage protections in the world still … Continue reading →