The fantasmic topiary of Pearl Fryar

“Gardening books will tell you that some of these things in my garden can’t be done, but I had never read them when I got started. Not knowi...

The Before and After Landscapes of Humphrey Repton

Long before cable TV popularized instant makeovers of houses, gardens, wardrobes, bodies and souls, Humphrey Repton knew the power of the ...

Friday Feature Garden - the Hortus Palatinus, 8th wonder of the World

The Hortus Palatinus is one of the great lost wonders of garden history. It was designed and built by Salomon de Caus, a French Huguenot ref...

A Gardener's Memorial: Ted Darrah

I heard today that Ted Darrah had died. He had been the longtime head gardener at Christ Church, Oxford. When I met him he was retired but ...