Set deep in rural France, Prieuré d’ Orsan is a bastion of restrained good taste, immaculate lawned areas are contained by perfect hedges. Within this framework its planting comprises almost entirely of trained…
I have a great respect for Gilles Clement and have long admired his work. So I made a specific effort to visit Beauregard to see the garden he made in the old kitchen…
The International Garden Festival at Chaumont always provides food for thought. The theme this year was ‘Gardens for the Century to Come’ which I thought was interpreted with more received wisdom than imagination…
I had wanted to see the gardens of Japan for many years. I was lent some books on the subject, and made lists of the gardens I wanted to visit. The photographs were…