Plant Hunters George Forrest When we pick up a few plants at the local garden centre, we rarely give a thought to the brave adventurers who risked their lives to collect the plants from the wild hundreds of years ago. Graham Ross introduces one such collector, whose work has had a massive impa...
A garden for children "Surely a garden is not a success if it doesn't bring joy to children." Edna Walling For nearly 200 years botanic gardens in Australia have largely been the domain of adults. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, has set a joyful new trend with an innovative Children’s Garden. Gr...
Michael McCoy was fortunate to spend time at Great Dixter and to learn from its master gardener Christopher Lloyd. When Christopher Lloyd, the great gardener and garden writer, asked if I would like to stay at Great Dixter for a weekend, I was on cloud nine. But when he asked if I would like to live and work there for several mo...
Top 10 gardens of the world Suddenly we’re all about making lists. Books advise us on the 1000 books we should read before we die, or songs we should listen to, places we should go, foods we should eat. So why not a must-see garden list? We’ve decided to join the list makers and have developed a tour that takes...
Longwood Gardens Sandra Ross waltzes through the lofty conservatories, dramatic water fountain displays, and immaculate grounds of one of the world’s great gardens, and leaves impressed by the passion and imagination of its creator. America’s Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania is one of the greatest...
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