Ed Garland Xmas trees – to order – no mess to your door!
Monday, 09 December 2013
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Christmas wreaths and garlands by Caroline Garland
Monday, 09 December 2013
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Christmas garlands/Christmas wreaths
Saturday, 07 December 2013
by caroline
Caroline Garland makes beautiful natural Christmas garlands/Christmas wreaths incorporating fir cones, nuts, gourds, ribbons, cinnamon sticks, rafia, lavender tied up with rafia, twigs, berries, ivy, dried fruits or christmas “baubles”. The wreaths are 12 – 14 inches in diameter (which will grace most London front doors as you can see in the photos below) and
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Sisyrinchium striatum or pale yellow-eyed grass ‘Aunt May’ as described by Caroline Garland
Monday, 05 August 2013
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Sisyrinchium striatum ‘Variegatum’ or pale yellow-eyed grass ‘Aunt May’ Family:Iridaceae Sisyrinchium can be annuals or rhizomatous perennials forming a clump of narrowly sword-shaped leaves with erect stems carrying solitary or clustered, star-shaped or bell-shaped flowers in spring or summer ‘Aunt May’ is an evergreen perennial forming a clump of erect, sword-shaped grey-green leaves margined with
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Bury Court Gardens, Bentley – Marina Christopher Plantsman’s Day
Thursday, 27 September 2012
by caroline
Marina Christopher holds a ‘Plantsman’s Day’ on the last Wednesday of every month from April through to September and I went along yesterday with my garden designer friend, Rhianon McGeoch in the pouring rain!! Marina gives a lecture on arrival (after coffee etc) on a given subject – yesterday it was ‘Blazing Glory – perennials
Stunning palette of colours in Provence!
Sunday, 26 August 2012
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Wandsworth garden – finished!
Friday, 06 July 2012
by caroline
Here is a South London garden, based in Wandsworth, needing quite a bit of work doing! The house itself has been beautifully developed and the young couple, with small baby, have now decided it is time to sort out the garden, after the builders’ rubble. They are north-west facing which is not ideal as the
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Raised beds in Southfields
Friday, 15 June 2012
by caroline
This is a very small garden in Southfields that needed some raised beds (because of dogs.. you can just see him on the right). The client wanted a wild and formal look all at once in a very small space so I have put in Juniperus skyrockets, Buxus balls, Stachys and Hebes to give definition
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Chelsea Flower Show – Joe Swift for Homebase and Teenage Cancer Trust – Do I LOVE this garden
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
by caroline
This is the garden which took my fancy, quickened my pulse, got my senses going – it is absolutely stunning. The heights, the colours, the dynamics, the balance are all perfect. Take a look at the way that the Iris ‘Langport Wren’ matches the wood of the Arbutus trees and the wood of the structures.
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The Isabella Plantation May 2012
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
by caroline
The Isabella plantation in Richmond Park is looking so pretty. I live in Wandsworth and it takes me 15 to 20 minutes to get there – I’d go every day in May if I could, but if you go just once you won’t be disappointed I promise you… I banged on about this last year
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West Green gardens again!
Wednesday, 09 May 2012
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I had another lovely day at West Green House in Hartley Wintney yet again yesterday (one of my favourite places – see last July’s blog). We were lucky because we got a lovely day – that does NOT mean that there was bright sunshine but it did mean that we had a softly lit, Spring,
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Caroline’s visit to Vann garden
Friday, 04 May 2012
by caroline
Vann means a fen or a bog but do not be put off by this! The house itself dates back to the 16th century and there is everything there to give you that feel of a rich heritage and well loved home and garden over the years. It has an extremely inauspicious approach with no
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