Behind the Scenes at Chelsea

I'm a little late on the uptake on this one, but if you've ever wondered what it is like to work on a Chelsea Flower Show garden, de...

Another DIY Snail Mount (they're sweeping the country)

If Thomas Tresham's snail mount is too big and the Swedish spiral sod construction is too small, this one may be just right...many thank...

DIY Snail Mount

If you're inspired by the Elizabethans but don't have the space for a climbable viewing mount, try constructing this sod spiral on a...

The Elizabethan Snail Mount

The viewing mount at the Garden of Cosmic Speculation (see previous post ) is of particularly illustrious ancestry, being a type favored by ...

Historical Landart - the Viewing Mount

I'm still thinking about the earthworks of Herbert Bayer, below .... Large-scale manipulation of the ground didn't, of course, begin...

Private Plots and Public Spots

There's still time (a little) before the June 2 deadline to enter the third consecutive year of this competition, for a first prize of 7...

Munder Skiles, Re-inventing the Garden Seat

Also lovely, the spare stylings of Munder-Skiles , whose owner is a financial trader turned garden furniture historian and designer, and bas...

'Sit' Bench by Matthias Pliesnnig

I'm not sure it's intended for outdoor use, but oh, to have Matthias Pliesnig's 'sit' bench of steam bent oak in my gard...

God Bless the Grass

God bless the grass that grows through cement. It's green and it's tender and it's easily bent. But after a while it lifts up it...

Plant Photographers, Now and Then

Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932) took more than 6000 photos of buds, twigs, leaves and flowers using a wooden camera he made himself. Part micros...