I love the vibrancy and drama in Pre-Raphaelite paintings; it’s as though they have captured the very essence of Mother Nature and amplified it tenfold. The larkspur in Dante’s La Ghirlandata isn’t just blue, it’s …
I am delighted to be talking at the Society of Garden Designers Autumn Conference with this prestigious list of speakers, hoping you will be able to join us at The Royal Geographical Society in London. …
Finally we have had some rain here at Mansard House in Suffolk. Since May we have only watered the polytunnel and everything else has had to take turns with the washing up bowl contents. Many …
The garden at Mansard House, here in Suffolk is not so much of a designed garden, but rather a kind of garden laboratory to try out planting schemes before imposing them on our clients. The …
The Boodles Travel Garden RHS Chelsea Flower Show 24th- 28th May 2022 In 1962, 60 years ago, Anthony Wainwright, father to the current chairman of Boodles travelled around the world in just 16 days. The …
Autumn colour is always a bit disappointing at Mansard House – with the exception of this year. I think it’s a soil/climate thing. Firstly, our soil is a very silty sandy loam with a very …
I will be talking about Planting in Difficult Places on Thursday 9th December for members of The Suffolk Gardens Trust via zoom from 6.00pm, to join the talk visit the website The Suffolk Garden Trust …
House and Garden magazine have just named their top 50 Garden Designers and I am delighted to be featured in that list of inspiring colleagues. Read more here House&Garden …
