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Piet Blanckaert Gardens, Hatje Cantz
Piet Blanckaert Gardens, Hatje Cantz
Piet Blanckaert, einer der wichtigsten belgischen Landschaftsarchitekten, bringt mehr als vierzig Jahre Erfahrung und Liebe zu Gärten in seine Arbeit ein. Von den großen englischen Landschaftsarchitekt*innen inspiriert, reicht sein Repertoire von ummauerten Gärten in seiner Heimatstadt Brügge bis zu magisch strukturie
The Generous Gardener, Gemini Books
The Generous Gardener, Gemini Books
A collection of more than 40 interviews by with garden owners both well-known and off the beaten track. These are largely based on the encounters I had over the 20 or so years I was gardening edito…
Dachshunds: the Long and the Short of Them, Pimpernel
Dachshunds: the Long and the Short of Them, Pimpernel
An appreciation, with the help of dachshy friends, of our short but sweet (well, usually) canine companions.
Beyond the Town: Conversations of Art and Land, Hauser & Wirth
ARTICLES
Christmas at Thyme, Veranda December 2025
Document
Christmas at Thyme, Veranda December 2025
Evening light at Louise Ness's garden on the Isle of Wight, Veranda November/December 2025
Document
Evening light at Louise Ness's garden on the Isle of Wight, Veranda November/December 2025
Bella Hoare's Wiltshire garden, House & Garden November 202
Document
Bella Hoare's Wiltshire garden, House & Garden November 202
Inverewe Gardens, Country Life, August 21, 2025
Document
Inverewe Gardens, Country Life, August 21, 2025
New build garden/house Somerton Country LIfe July 23 2025
Document
New build garden/house Somerton Country LIfe July 23 2025
Who Owns a Garden? Forbes Global Property July 2025
Who Owns a Garden? Forbes Global Property July 2025
Who do gardens belong to? Client, designer, landscaper, gardener? Expert gardening journalist Caroline Donald reports on the design relationships that never stop growing.
Ash Park, South Hams/Country Life July 9 2025
Document
Ash Park, South Hams/Country Life July 9 2025
Caisson Gardens, Somerset. Country Life June 25 2025
Document
Caisson Gardens, Somerset. Country Life June 25 2025
Neisha Crosland's house/The English Home June 2025
Document
Neisha Crosland's house/The English Home June 2025
Top trends from Chelsea Flower Show 2025 - Portfolio by Savills
Top trends from Chelsea Flower Show 2025 - Portfolio by Savills
Stavordale Priory, Country Life May 21, 2025
Document
Stavordale Priory, Country Life May 21, 2025
Seend Manor, Country Life October 3, 2024
Document
Seend Manor, Country Life October 3, 2024
Stephen Crisp, head gardener at Winfield House, retires/Washington Post
Stephen Crisp, head gardener at Winfield House, retires/Washington Post
Contemporary garden in Scotland, Country Life, August 21, 2024
Document
Contemporary garden in Scotland, Country Life, August 21, 2024
A magnificent Welsh garden with a great history/Country Life, August 14 2024
Document
A magnificent Welsh garden with a great history/Country Life, August 14 2024
The glorious gardens at Glin Castle, Country LIfe August 7 2024
Document
The glorious gardens at Glin Castle, Country LIfe August 7 2024
A secret garden surrounding a Decimus Burton house in Kent/Country LIfe July 24 2024
Document
A secret garden surrounding a Decimus Burton house in Kent/Country LIfe July 24 2024
Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Country Life June 13, 2024
Document
Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Country Life June 13, 2024
Crocus's swansong at Chelsea plus top tips/Sunday Times May 2024£
Crocus's swansong at Chelsea plus top tips/Sunday Times May 2024£
You don’t have to aspire to a gold-medal garden to learn from the world-famous RHS showpiece. Plus, ten of the best plants seen there
Sarah Rivett-Carnac's garden in Wiltshire/Country Life April 3 2024
Document
Sarah Rivett-Carnac's garden in Wiltshire/Country Life April 3 2024
West meets East: Inside Amanda and Stephen Clark's chinoiserie-filled Wiltshire manor. The English Home/May 2024
Document
West meets East: Inside Amanda and Stephen Clark's chinoiserie-filled Wiltshire manor. The English Home/May 2024
Esther Cayzer-Colvin's Wiltshire garden/House & Garden April 2024
Document
Esther Cayzer-Colvin's Wiltshire garden/House & Garden April 2024
Creating a forest for the future - Portfolio by Savills
Creating a forest for the future - Portfolio by Savills
Ash dieback is reshaping our landscapes – but with careful planting and hardy tree species, Britain’s woodlands can thrive again. Here’s how to make a biodiverse, future-proof forest
Jack Laver Brister's old-new house in Bruton/House & Garden March 2024
Document
Jack Laver Brister's old-new house in Bruton/House & Garden March 2024
Pleasure and productivity in the Scottish Highlands/Veranda Jan/Feb 2024
Pleasure and productivity in the Scottish Highlands/Veranda Jan/Feb 2024
Angus and Zara Gordon Lennox trade noble-born conventions for gardeners’ hours to bring an eight-acre Scottish plot back to glorious bounty.
Berries and candlelight: the magic of winter arrangements/Sunday Times 10/12/23 £
Berries and candlelight: the magic of winter arrangements/Sunday Times 10/12/23 £
Forget scentless imported flowers and embrace unusual, under-the-radar plants this season
Jinny Blom on What Makes a Garden/SundayTimes 8 Oct 2923
Jinny Blom on What Makes a Garden/SundayTimes 8 Oct 2923
The latest breaking UK, US, world, business and sport news from The Times and The Sunday Times. Go beyond today's headlines with in-depth analysis and comment.
Combining horticultural science with art at Backhouse Rossie, Country Life, August 23 2023
Document
Combining horticultural science with art at Backhouse Rossie, Country Life, August 23 2023
East Lambrook Manor, Grade I listed garden created by Margery Fish, up for sale/Sunday times 20 august 2023 £
East Lambrook Manor, Grade I listed garden created by Margery Fish, up for sale/Sunday times 20 august 2023 £
While mulling the papers one Sunday in September 2007, Mike Werkmeister came across an article about the sale of East Lambrook Manor, near South Petherton in S
Sue Jones, Oka founder, at home in the Cotswolds/Veranda Sept/October 2023
Sue Jones, Oka founder, at home in the Cotswolds/Veranda Sept/October 2023
Catherine FitzGerald's garden at Glin Castle/Veranda Sept-October issue 2023
Catherine FitzGerald's garden at Glin Castle/Veranda Sept-October issue 2023
How this landscape designer grows her family’s castle gardens along the River Shannon into an enchanting setting bridging generations.
Designer Thomas Boog’s playful, intricate shell pieces in his French country house Veranda May/June 2023
Designer Thomas Boog’s playful, intricate shell pieces in his French country house Veranda May/June 2023
The shell collection, coral-inspired chandelier, and Burmese temple dogs are all too good.
Jinny Blom’s Cotswold garden for Sanjeev Shah and Mansi Amin/Architectural Digest May 2023
Jinny Blom’s Cotswold garden for Sanjeev Shah and Mansi Amin/Architectural Digest May 2023
What veg to start off in May/Sunday TImes 23 April
Document
What veg to start off in May/Sunday TImes 23 April
Lukesland/Country Life March 15 2023
Document
Lukesland/Country Life March 15 2023
Ammerdown House, Somerset, World of Interiors, January 2023
Document
Ammerdown House, Somerset, World of Interiors, January 2023
Glorious glasshouses in which to linger/Country Life, January 18, 2023
Document
Glorious glasshouses in which to linger/Country Life, January 18, 2023
Louise Dowding's fantastical topiary garden in Somerset, House & Garden
Louise Dowding's fantastical topiary garden in Somerset, House & Garden
From mushrooms to cinnamon buns and mitres to Toto the dog, the topiary that populates Louise and Fergus Dowding’s Somerset garden is an ever-changing extravaganza of shapes and characters, which look especially enchanting covered in winter’s frosts
The Japanese garden at Cowden/Country Life Sept 14 2022
Document
The Japanese garden at Cowden/Country Life Sept 14 2022
The private gardens at Bonnington House, Edinburgh, Country Life
Document
The private gardens at Bonnington House, Edinburgh, Country Life
Justine Picardie's garden in Norfolk, designed by Jo Thompson/Country Life
Document
Justine Picardie's garden in Norfolk, designed by Jo Thompson/Country Life
Thomas Heatherwick's new glasshouse at Woolbeding/Sunday Times £
Thomas Heatherwick's new glasshouse at Woolbeding/Sunday Times £
Caroline Donald marvels at the unfolding of the Woolbeding glasshouse and the flora of a silk route garden
James Alexander-Sinclair's gorgeous garden at Kestle Barton/Country LIfe
James Alexander-Sinclair's gorgeous garden at Kestle Barton/Country LIfe
Caroline Donald visits the garden at Kestle Barton Gallery, near Helford, Cornwall, a garden that marries an award-winning art gallery with a landscape of creeks and fields. Photographs by Mark Bolton.
At home in Bel Air with Renvy Graves Pittman/Veranda
At home in Bel Air with Renvy Graves Pittman/Veranda
At home with Esther Cazyer-Colvin/Veranda
At home with Esther Cazyer-Colvin/Veranda
Marie-Claire Kerr and Ferniehurst castle/Scottish Field
Marie-Claire Kerr and Ferniehurst castle/Scottish Field
Downsize your garden/Sunday Telegraph
Downsize your garden/Sunday Telegraph
Gardening for climate change/The Times £
Gardening for climate change/The Times £
Tom Stuart-Smith's garden for Pierre Lagrange/Country Homes & Interiors (edited version)
Tom Stuart-Smith's garden for Pierre Lagrange/Country Homes & Interiors (edited version)
Is aquaponics the future of food production/Sunday Telegraph
Is aquaponics the future of food production/Sunday Telegraph
How to encourage wildlife to the garden/Sunday Times £
How to encourage wildlife to the garden/Sunday Times £
In the white garden with Chrissie Rucker/House & Garden
In the white garden with Chrissie Rucker/House & Garden
Graeme Black: from fashion to forestry/Sunday Times £
Graeme Black: from fashion to forestry/Sunday Times £
Armadale Castle and gardens, Skye/Country Life
Armadale Castle and gardens, Skye/Country Life
Garden stuff for Generation Rent/Daily Telegraph
Garden stuff for Generation Rent/Daily Telegraph
Garden delights at Upton Wold/House & Garden £
Garden delights at Upton Wold/House & Garden £
The low-slung charms of the Sausage Dog/Daily Telegraph
The low-slung charms of the Sausage Dog/Daily Telegraph
The wintry beauties of Drummond Castle/Country Life
The wintry beauties of Drummond Castle/Country Life
Mapperton wins HH Garden of the Year/Telegraph
Mapperton wins HH Garden of the Year/Telegraph
Behind the scenes of The Secret Garden film/Telegraph
Behind the scenes of The Secret Garden film/Telegraph
The story of the Wardian case/Telegraph
The story of the Wardian case/Telegraph
Discover the fascinating history of the Palm House at Kew/Telegraph
Discover the fascinating history of the Palm House at Kew/Telegraph
On the veg patch with chef Merlin Labron-Johnson/Telegraph
On the veg patch with chef Merlin Labron-Johnson/Telegraph
The Bannermans’ new lockdown garden/Telegraph
The Bannermans’ new lockdown garden/Telegraph
Interview with Arthur Parkinson/Country Life
Interview with Arthur Parkinson/Country Life
Greenhouse living in lockdown life, The Daily Telegraph
Greenhouse living in lockdown life, The Daily Telegraph
What it’s like to live in Bruton/The Sunday Times
What it’s like to live in Bruton/The Sunday Times
Judy Kameon, Los Angeles designer/House and Garden magazine
Judy Kameon, Los Angeles designer/House and Garden magazine
Christmas gardening books round up 2019/The Sunday Times
Christmas gardening books round up 2019/The Sunday Times
Chelsea Flower Show 2019 report/The Sunday Times
Chelsea Flower Show 2019 report/The Sunday Times
Flora Starkey at her fabulous flower farm/The Sunday Times
Flora Starkey at her fabulous flower farm/The Sunday Times
At home with Amanda Brooks
At home with Amanda Brooks
Time and Place with Piet Oudolf: Sunday Times
Time and Place with Piet Oudolf: Sunday Times
Exclusive interview with Kathy Clugston, new chair of Gardeners' Question Time
Exclusive interview with Kathy Clugston, new chair of Gardeners' Question Time
In the garden with Alice Waters/The Sunday Times
In the garden with Alice Waters/The Sunday Times
How to choose a new heat range: Sunday Times
How to choose a new heat range: Sunday Times
Digging for Brexit: what veg to grow (there’s more too on the pages - fruit, herbs etc
Digging for Brexit: what veg to grow (there’s more too on the pages - fruit, herbs etc
Gardening trends for 2019
Gardening trends for 2019
Forgo the floral foam: Sunday Times
Forgo the floral foam: Sunday Times
Would your dog pass the tenants’ test? Mitzi and Heidi go for interview
Would your dog pass the tenants’ test? Mitzi and Heidi go for interview
@tradchap’s quirky home for sale in Frome
@tradchap’s quirky home for sale in Frome
Roof terraces
Roof terraces
How to build a garden maze
How to build a garden maze
What's with the British and the weather?
What's with the British and the weather?
Chelsea Flower Show report
Chelsea Flower Show report
Miserden - Historic Houses garden of the year
Miserden - Historic Houses garden of the year
REVIEWS
Dachshunds: India Knight in The Sunday Times
Document
Dachshunds: India Knight in The Sunday Times
The Generous Gardener: What gardens mean to me
The Generous Gardener: What gardens mean to me
The Generous Gardener: Evening Standard review by David Sexton
The Generous Gardener: Evening Standard review by David Sexton
The Generous Gardener: RHS The Garden review by Matthew Biggs (membership needed to read)
The Generous Gardener: RHS The Garden review by Matthew Biggs (membership needed to read)
The Generous Gardener Telegraph review
The Generous Gardener Telegraph review
The Generous Gardener (and others) Sunday Times
The Generous Gardener (and others) Sunday Times
The Generous Gardener: Spectator The Year's Best Gardening Books
The Generous Gardener: Spectator The Year's Best Gardening Books
The Generous Gardener: Stephen Anderton in The Times
The Generous Gardener: Stephen Anderton in The Times
The Generous Gardener: Reckless Gardener blog review
The Generous Gardener: Reckless Gardener blog review
The Generous Gardener: Garden Post blog review
The Generous Gardener: Garden Post blog review
The Generous Gardener: Christopher Gibbs's Garden in Tangier - Daily Telegraph
The Generous Gardener: Christopher Gibbs's Garden in Tangier - Daily Telegraph
The Generous Gardener: Gardens Illustrated review
The Generous Gardener: Gardens Illustrated review
The Generous Gardener: Daily Mail review.
The Generous Gardener: Daily Mail review.
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