At the Chelsea Flower Show 2019, one of the best displays was at the Alitex stand. And, they weren’t even a show garden! On the other hand, Selina Lake style their greenhouse display and she is an expert in creating  a covetable outdoor living ambience. I fell in love with this hobby greenhouse – it’s Read Post

For a small garden space, living walls or green walls are a great idea because you are using less floor space. Alternatively, you may want a green wall design because you have an eyesore of a wall as part of your garden that you want to make look better. An incredible green wall design does Read Post

Did you know that esteemed pottery maker Wedgwood celebrates its 260th anniversary in 2019? In celebration, Wedgewood are putting on show gardens at two RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) events – the world famous Chelsea Flower Show in London and the Chatsworth Flower Show in the midlands of England. This link with gardening isn’t surprising because Read Post

Decorative wreaths are so welcoming! I love well-proportioned front door wreaths because they are like the amuse buche to the decorative meal that is waiting inside the house for me! If your general style is more modern, then you will want a modern wreath  Here are 5 styles of modern door wreath that will glam Read Post

Keep that summer feeling in your outdoor space all year round with an elegant garden summerhouse. The weather is mild enough in the UK that I think garden summerhouses are a great idea for most of the year.  Would you like a she shed UK? (try saying she shed summerhouses fast for a laugh – Read Post

The Yorkshire Show Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show was like viewing a slice of the British countryside which was what it was supposed to be. Job well done then. And, clearly the visitors thought so too because the Yorkshire show garden was voted the People’s Choice Winner. If you were charmed by the Read Post

When I firsts the David Harber and Savills Garden at the RHS Chelsea Show 2018, I just didn’t get the fuss. This particular show garden had large metal garden sculptures surrounded by planting. I had approached the garden from the side and it seemed disjointed to me. The metal garden ornaments dominated the garden with Read Post

The RHS Chelsea Garden Show in London is THE garden show in the United Kingdom. Having been a fixture on the London social scene for over 100 years and attended by the Royal Family, everyone who exhibits at the Chelsea Garden Show brings their ‘A’ game. I did love the show gardens for 2018, but Read Post

When I saw the urban city garden that the ingenious folks had created in front of the RH Gallery at Highland Village in Houston, Texas, it was love at first sight. And, I really don’t believe in love at first sight with a few notable exceptions (pastries, shoes, chairs and now, an urban garden room). Read Post

Ever dream of wafting around a perfect flower and vegetable garden that could have come straight from the pages of Kinfolk Magazine? No, me neither. I’m a klutz and wafting is something I could never achieve. And, I really hate itchy clothes. So the Kinfolk magazine life was out of the question despite my love Read Post