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Graham’s Chelsea Highlights
As Graham Ross finishes up another year presenting the Royal Horticultural Society’s 2014 Chelsea Flower Show he takes time to share his favourite moments from the week that was. And yep we love that his jacket matches the cobalt blue…
Peony perfection
It’s happened again, right on schedule. Millions of peonies and besotted fans have come together in China’s Henan Province to celebrate China’s beloved national flower. Virtually unknown in the west, the Luoyang Peony festival attracts millions of tourists each year,…
Blooming wonderful
Autumn is flower planting time and I can always rely upon the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show to provide a bubble burst of inspiration. More than just ‘designer’ gardens, this was a garden festival with all the trimmings. So…
It’s Showtime, Melbourne!
It’s taken me sooo many years to create my garden, and even today when the flapjacks are doing their ‘cool weather thing’, shooting up into the sky with silver encrusted stems glistening like diamonds, I would never want it to be…
Taj Mahal
Hands down the most beautiful building in the world with its crisp white marble and divine reflections. And probably the most photographed too! With beauty beyond description and a design that masters symmetry, axis and reflection. Peter Whitehead walks us…
Picked up at Chelsea
I’ve been making plans for sowing some deep purple sweet peas I picked up at Chelsea last year. I said no to this elegant version of a grass skirt (!) but I was helpless before the wave of sweet peas…
Giverny – art and the garden
Have you been watching ‘Monty Don’s French Gardens’? The last episode airs on Saturday when Monty and his crushed linen suit take a look at the gardens of French artists and at French gardens that are works of art. We’ve…