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6 great reds for a New Vintage planting scheme

In itself the colour RED is New Vintage.   Planting has concentrated on greens and whites and sometimes soft hay colours such as you see with naturalistic planting in grasses etc.  It is time to bring some colour back into our borders and this is part of my New Vintage scheme.  Chose a soft palette

Top 10 plants that recurred at the Chelsea Flower Show. All very New Vintage

Chelsea Flower Show 2014 – Planting Top 10 plants that recurred at the Chelsea Flower Show.  All very New Vintage. These plants turned up in several gardens and are clearly very much loved at the moment.  I would like to see all of these plants in any New Vintage planting scheme that I might do. 

Burton Agnes, East Yorkshire

Simon Jenkins, author of England’s Thousand Best Houses, described Burton Agnes Hall as ‘the perfect English house’ and as one of the twenty best English houses alongside Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace and Chatsworth House.   http://www.burtonagnes.com/Home.html If you were ever unsure how to handle yew hedging here is your answer!  The gardens are really lovely and there

Clever colour combis – spot the tulips!

Aquilegia land

The aquilegia has to be one of the most delicate, pretty and breathtaking little flowers that you can find.  Beautiful little wispy bells of soft colours that fit into my “vintage” palette so well.  They come out at a perfect time of year… the daffs, primroses  and tulips have died back, Ok the bluebells are

Chelsea Physic Garden early in the flowering year

Chelsea Physic garden is always worth a visit and I wasn’t disappointed today.  One or two fabulous Spring flowers and a lot to come I can see.  The main herbal garden and Garden of World Medicine has had a complete overhaul.  I don’t think it is to everyone’s taste, possibly a bit dated but I

What Vintage can do for your summer bedding colours

As you will see from this article written by Alexandra Campbell (a journalist and author who also teaches ‘how to write a blog’ and ‘write to promote your work’ www.writetopromote.co.uk workshops in London and the South East) I have identified a new angle on garden design – and this is New Vintage. My aim is to

Spring is definitely here in Battersea Park

Never underestimate the pleasure of walking round a London park.  We really are very good at our parks and as a plant lover  there’s lots to see.   We have dogs so we are always walking, walking, walking but never seem to get bored when there is Richmond Park, Hyde Park and Battersea Park within easy

West Dean and Battersea Park crocus overload!

I spent yesterday at West Dean gardens – dare I call it the second day of Spring?  The first being when I went to Battersea Park at the week-end…  Both garden and park were absolutely glorious, both with a glut of crocus.  West Dean, near Chichester is home to the Edward James Foundation known for

Battersea Park in the Springtime!

Once again Spring comes round.  We NEVER thought it could happen after all this rain but the smallest ray of sunshine has started the buds opening and the ground giving way to tiny shoots pushing through.. nature doesn’t give up.  At this time of the year some of the most unassuming plants suddenly take centre

Petersham Nurseries fit perfectly into my New Vintage style

We have just spent a couple of hours at Petersham nurseries  What a lovely place, I had forgotten.   They are based very near Richmond Park.   I went there about 8 years ago for a girlfriend’s birthday party (ALL girls!) and I was reminded to go there by Rona Wheeldon of Flowerona fame!  She

Beautiful spring flowers

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