by GillianPolley | Jan 25, 2013 | berries, Cornus, Daphne bholua, Edinburgh, Hamamelis, January, Malus, Plants, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Sarcococca, shrubs, trees, winter
There is no excuse for a drab boring garden in the winter. Give your spirits a lift and treat yourself to some of these:1. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Pallida’ (witch hazel) – clusters of sweet scented sulphur yellow flowers on bare twigs from December...
by GillianPolley | Jan 8, 2013 | bulbs, Eden Project, Gardeners' World Magazine, herbaceous perennials, Obelisks, Ponds, Raised wooden beds, sculpture in the garden, Stipa gigantea, trees, Uncategorized, Vegetable growing, Viburnums
If you are thinking about growing plants from seed, check out the catalogues and order your seeds, so you have all you need ahead of sowing time. Continue to clear weeds and debris from plant borders and spread last years compost over plant borders to protect and feed...
by GillianPolley | Nov 23, 2012 | Garden Museum London, herbaceous perennials, High Line New York, Norfolk, Pensthorpe Wildlife and Gardens, Piet Oudolf, Plants
Meeting your Idols can be tricky, will they live up to your expectations, or will they have feet of clay? Last month, I went to a lecture at the Garden Museum in London, the topic was the High Line in New York. Amongst others, speaking for the first time in the UK...
by GillianPolley | Sep 17, 2012 | arts and crafts, Beth Chatto, Obelisks, Plants, Spring, Stipa gigantea
In the last year I have designed gardens for houses, both old and modern. Working with existing gardens is something I especially enjoy as there are so many elements to consider. Existing layout, planting – both beautiful and mature and old and ‘had...
by GillianPolley | Dec 8, 2011 | art in the garden, Jupiterartland, sculpture in the garden
Gardens come in all shapes and sizes – and also what is in them. With the Society of Garden Designers I visited Jupiterartland just outside Edinburgh, a contemporary sculpture garden with artworks by many artists, some I know and whose work I love, others which...
