Savannah in the city, the gardens of the Musée du Quai Branly, Paris
The Musée du Quai Branly, seen from the river Seine, floats above a lush sea of trees and grasses. Designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, the museum was opened in […]
The Musée du Quai Branly, seen from the river Seine, floats above a lush sea of trees and grasses. Designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, the museum was opened in […]
Les Jardins de l’Imaginaire rise out of the valley formed by the river Vézère, a tributary of the river Dorgogne. The steeply sloping park features woods, meadows, rills & fountains […]
The garden of La Louve perches on the very edge of the hilltop town of Bonnieux, facing undulating hills of garrigue woodland. Entering through a dark doorway from the narrow village street, the Provençal light […]
At the beginning of May, I spent four days with James Basson and his team from Scape Design helping to create a show-garden for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2015. A hugely […]
Les Journées des Plantes de Courson is one of France’s largest and longest running flower shows. Started in 1983 by a handful of passionate gardeners, the twice-yearly event has always been hosted by Helene […]
The park and palace of Monserrate My post this month falls into the “and elsewhere” category of my blog title, as I deserted France to lead a tour around Portuguese […]
Le Clos Peyronnet was bought by William Waterfield’s grandfather in 1912 and has remained in the family ever since. William is the last vestige of the era when British owners […]
Phoenix canariensis line the path up to Villa Val Rahmeh. Last week I was exploring gardens along the stretch of the Côte d’Azur between Saint Jean Cap Ferrat and the […]
Les Jardins d’Angélique surround a 17th century manor house near Rouen where the owners, Gloria and Yves Lebellegard, created their garden in memory of their daughter Angelique. The grounds are […]
I first visited Jardin Plume in June this year and it was beautiful. On my return in September, I could see the garden now wearing its late summer clothes. The […]