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RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2014 – The Artisan Gardens

I love visiting Ranelagh Gardens at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show to see the Artisan Gardens. Winning Best Artisan Garden this year was Togenkyo – A Paradise on Earth, which was also awarded a Gold medal. The garden was inspired by the fable of Togenkyo, a place of beautiful scenery that can help people to forget their troubles, but that once visited can not be revisited. Kazuyuki Ishihara designed the garden and I understand that Porters Foliage at New Covent Garden Flower Market supplied the moss!… Read more

Spring bulb planting workshop for children with BBC Blue Peter gardener, Chris Collins

Last Wednesday, I had the pleasure of attending a wonderful event at the Roof Gardens in Kensington. It was a spring bulb planting workshop organised by the Flower Council of Holland for two local schools.

The aim of the event was to educate children on the positive influences flowering bulbs can bring to their lives. And I definitely think it did the trick…there was an air of excitement throughout the morning and so much enthusiasm!

Today’s blog post features photos of pupils from Barlby Primary School.… Read more