Archive for July, 2008
Garden style: making the most of summer
July 29th, 2008Linking outside with inside is easy enough in the hot months - even when it’s cloudy or stormy we can open windows and doors and enjoy the illusion of living outdoors, but the summer is also the time to think about larger steps we can take to bring the outdoors inside during the less clement months […]
Edible Garden Style
July 17th, 2008There’s nothing more timeless than a herb garden – and if you’re a busy person, a keen cook or a foodie, this could be just the style statement for you. Herb gardens combine perennials: lavender, rosemary, bay, chives etc and annuals: basil, dill, parsley etc to create a scented, succulent and elegant display.
Dill, parsley and […]
Outdoor entertaining
July 14th, 2008Having a garden party? Here’s how to take entertaining outdoors with real style.
Plan for your guests to have both sun and shade – some people, especially the elderly, the very young and mums-to-be, don’t cope well with hours in the sun, so ensure there are shady corners and that they aren’t being monopolised by smokers!
Have […]
Four seasons at Hampton Court
July 11th, 2008There was a four seasons garden at Hampton Court this year, and it reminded me how long it was since I’d blogged about four seasons garden design. Here’s a few reminders of the style tips you need to observe to keep your garden looking good all year round.
Think of as many ways as possible to […]
Hampton Court Flower Show
July 8th, 2008Well it’s here again. Almost before we’ve got over Chelsea, Hampton Court throws itself into a splendid celebration of design and plants.
There was a lot of worthy design work this year – the ‘bag garden’ designed to help African subsistence farmers by charity ‘Send a Cow’ is certainly going to be turning up on next […]
What counts as a garden?
July 6th, 2008Well, it’s not what it used to be, according to a High Court judge! In a landmark case, Lord Justice Moses declared that ‘a garden’ should no longer be something that conforms to the Oxford English Dictionary definition of “an enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables”. He went […]
What counts as style?
July 3rd, 2008The latest applicant for garden style icon status is the Blue Peter garden designed by Percy Thrower and containing the grave of George the tortoise. This west London site is being considered as an English Heritage listed site, meaning that it couldn’t be redeveloped. If granted Grade II status, the garden and some other parts of […]
