Fab day from Pensthorpe to Sandringham to Cambridge
For our last day in Norfolk, we started out with a visit to Pensthorpe Nature Reserve, a 700-acre woodland, bird sanctuary and gardens, outside Fakenham.
Pensthorpe Nature...
Cruising the Norfolk Broads and into Bressingham Garden
The Broads is one of Norfolk’s most popular destinations - a network of waterways through which people love to explore on boats, tying up at night next to a pub or...
From Helmingham Hall to East Ruston Old Vicarage
In Bury St. Edmunds on a Sunday morning, the cathedral bells ring out. It is a beautiful sound. And it is the perfect fit for a stroll in the ruins of...
From Bury St. Edmunds to Beth Chatto’s lovely garden
We thought Bury St. Edmunds was such a quaint town that we decided to delay our departure to visit Lavenham and Beth Chatto’s garden to give us more time to explore...
France to England: Long Melford and Kentwell
We were having far too much fun for me to write daily bulletins on our France-England adventure, but now I can recap some of the highlights of the England leg.
First week of our fab tour to France and England
Paris is a perpetual pleasure. We arrived in the City of Light a week ago and immediately began immersing ourselves in its many delights.
For the first...
2020 European river cruise: CANCELLED DUE TO C19
THIS TOUR HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS OF APRIL 10 DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Today I'm excited to launch our first European River Cruise Tour,...
Wonderful gift for Surrey’s Darts Hill Garden
Francisca Darts was a passionate plants-person who spent a lifetime building a beautiful garden called Darts Hill on 168th Street just outside White Rock, B.C.
In 1994,...
Check out this lovely urban oasis in downtown Vancouver
It’s surprising how many people still don’t know about the peaceful Cloister Garden tucked away between towering Cathedral Place office block and Christ Church Cathedral in downtown Vancouver. It's a gem...
Six new Clean ‘n’ Easy roses in my sunny April garden
Six years ago, I wrote with enthusiasm about Clean ’n’ Easy roses, saying how marvellous they are because of their vigorous growth, resistance to disease, impressive flower production, and the fact...
Beaty Museum is full of treasures and wonders
Some years ago, I was invited to see the Beaty Museum of Biodiversity on the University of B.C. campus. I never got there, but I always regretted not making more of...
European river cruise celebration for 2020
For 2020, we are planning a special celebration European River Cruise.
The idea is to bring together people for a unique celebration/adventure with special on-and-off boat...
How my granddaughters did a pretty spring container
Emma and Julie start work on their container project
What to do with my granddaughters, Julie, 3, and Emma, 2, on a snowy day when it is...
Lessons learned from walks to paradise gardens
Laskett, the garden of Sir Roy Strong
The decision to visit a garden is an important one. It's a commitment that starts deep in the soul, I...
10 reasons to come to Italy and Croatia in September
There are dozens of reasons for you to want to come to Italy and Croatia with us in September, but here are just 10 things that will make our 15-day exclusive...
Sad and shocking debacle of Brazil’s brilliant Bernardo Paz
The recent devastating dam disaster in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil, made me think back to our visit to the region in 2013 to see Inhotim, the fabulous garden/art complex, located in...
Italy-Croatia 2019: Announcing fab new tour for September
Today, I am delighted to announce details of my next garden/culture tour - a wonderful 15-day exclusive trip in September to Umbria, Italy, starting in Rome, and continuing with an exciting...
Here’s a taste of what we can expect at Chelsea in May
In May, I will be in London with a tour group, visiting the Chelsea Flower Show, which this year runs from May 21 to 25 in its usual spot on the...
Want to buy this house . . . and save a beautiful garden?
It’s not at all unusual for gardeners to grow old and discover they are unable to take care of their garden as well as they would like.
Favourite moments in pictures from our tours in 2018
INDIA IN FEBRUARY
Palace garden, New DelhiGarden tomb of HumayunClaridges, New DelhiChandigarh Taj MahalUdaipurTea pickers in MunnarSunset in Kerala Kingfisher on Arabian SeaOn Lake Pichola in Udaipur.
