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 […]
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Les Jardins de l’Imaginaire, gardens of the imagination
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 […]
La Louve, a landscape in a garden
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 […]
Creating the Perfumer’s Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show
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…à Chantilly
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 […]
Parque de Monserrate, Sintra, Portugal
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 Jardin Clos du Peyronnet – William Waterfield’s garden
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 […]
Val Rahmeh, an exotic botanical garden on the Côte d’Azur
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, a romantic manor in Normandy
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 […]
Retour au Jardin Plume, Normandy
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 […]
