Bedgebury Pinetum
’I love it here’ says Dan Luscombe, Curator of Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest. ‘I came as an apprentice twenty five years ago and have never left. I live here too.’ Wandering round this remarkable place it is easy to
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Wildgoose Nursery
Hurrah for Wildgoose Nursery. ‘We are a truly old-fashioned nursery offering plants that we propagate from our own stock plants,’ says Jack Willgoss. ‘It is surprising how many nurseries just grow in stock plants. This method doesn’t give you a
Together_by Nature – Botanical Potter New Maker of the Year at Great Dixter
If any potter has caught the zeitgeist of the moment it is Forest Tozer of Together By Nature. Recently appointed New Maker of the Year at Great Dixter she creates beautiful plates, bowls, butter and soap dishes and candlesticks all
The Garden Museum’s Acquisition of the Nesfield Archive
The Garden Museum’s recent acquisition of the Nesfield family archive is a thrilling coup. ‘It’s the first time a historic garden archive has ever come up for sale’ says Christopher Woodward, the director of the Garden Museum. William Andrews Nesfield
Matt Pottage, Head of Horticultural Landscape Strategy for the Royal Parks.
Perhaps every reader will have walked in one of the Royal Parks. I, for one, have often admired the striking planting in Regents Park and St. James’s Park as I hurry along. But I must admit that I have never
Dr. Richard Claxton and Gardening4Health
Dr Richard Claxton has an enlightened view of the myriad benefits of gardening for both mental and physical health. The patients in his Tonbridge clinic are fortunate indeed. When working as a Junior GP in London he first realised how
Doddington Place Gardens meets George Plumptre, Chief Executive of the National Garden Scheme
‘I’ve known about the National Garden Scheme all my life,’ says George. ‘My mother used to open our garden Goodnestone Park Gardens in Kent half a dozen days a year. She would despatch myself and my brothers on our bikes
The Serge Hill Project, a Community Interest Company recently started by Sue and Tom Stuart-Smith
Anyone interested in gardens and the therapeutic benefits of gardening needs no introduction to the dynamic husband and wife duo of Tom and Sue Stuart-Smith. Drawing on their prodigious knowledge and expertise they have started the Serge Hill Project, a
Stokesay Flowers
Seduced by Stokesay Flowers’ ravishing Instagram pictures, I was excited about meeting Victoria Martin, who with her husband, Barney grow thousands of cut flowers every year in south Shropshire. I wasn’t disappointed. ‘It’s all about romance. Everything we do is
Kent Wildflower Seeds
Kent Wildflower Seeds, a recently launched offshoot of T. Denne & Sons, the largest processors of grass seed in the country has caught the zeitgeist and responds to the rapidly changing face of agriculture. Innovation, and no doubt a canny
The Gardens of the Inner Middle Temple
The delightful Inner Temple Garden deserves to be better known. It is a tranquil 3-acre haven, brimming with horticultural interest, between the Embankment and Fleet Street. ‘I used to look through the hedges and think that it was an Embassy’s
Chelsea Fringe Events at Doddington Place Gardens
This article is reprinted from www.favershamlife.org The 2023 Chelsea Fringe Festival will be held from Saturday 20 May to Sunday 28 May and our local events will be held at Doddington Place Gardens, just outside Faversham. Doddington Place has 10