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RHS Chelsea 2022
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. …
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Autumn Colour
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 …
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Planting in Difficult Places – The Suffolk Gardens Trust – Thursday 9th December
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 …
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Top 50 Garden Designers
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 …
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The Boodles Secret Garden
This garden is certainly the one that I’m most proud of – a fabulous Chelsea, all made possible by the best team ever. Boodles have been amazing sponsors and supported me and my team throughout …
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RHS Chelsea Flower Show
I am delighted to have partnered with Boodles at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show to create The Boodles Secret Garden, inspired by the well-loved children’s story by Frances Hodgson- Burnett, it is a …
Press
Suffolk Magazine – September 2021
Thanks to The Suffolk Magazine and Jayne Lindill for this article about me, my gardens and The Boodles Secret Garden which I have designed for this year’s Chelsea Flower Show to open 21st-26th …
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Bulb planting in meadows
The soil at Mansard House is far too fertile for the traditional wildflower meadow. Owing to the fact that we are on alluvial flood plain; essentially silty loam. I have managed it as a wildflower …