Carol Klein’s Top Tips for Autumn Colour in Your Garden I had the pleasure of meeting the Gardeners’ World presenter Carol Klein at the RHS Malvern Autumn Show 2019. As we sat down to talk behind the main stage, one of Carols colleagues shouted over and asked Carol if she had a sewing kit in […]
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RHS Malvern Autumn Show, Worcestershire 2019
RHS Malvern Autumn Show 2019 Sadly it’s the last RHS show of the year but what a brilliant show to visit – there really is something for everyone! Set against the stunning backdrop of the Malvern Hills means the weather can be a mixture all in one day. The showground covers the size of […]
RHS Malvern Spring Festival, Worcestershire 2019
RHS Malvern Spring Festival 2019 The opening day of the RHS Malvern Spring Festival was fantastic! As you would expect, the show gardens were my priority and they were all of an exceptionally high standard. Here’s an overview of my favourites; The Leaf Creative Garden: A Garden of Quiet Contemplation – Designed by Peter Dowle. […]
RHS Malvern Spring Festival 2018
Get yourself along to this year’s festival – its theme this year is inspired by the Great Exhibition of 1851 where Malvern water flowed through the magnificent crystal ‘Schweppes Fountain’, the centerpiece of the opening ceremony. There are some stunning gardens and floral exhibits along with a fabulous food hall and plenty of shopping – […]
The day I met Alan Titchmarsh changed my life
I remember it vividly, it was the 4th of May 2016 and I was watering my show garden at the RHS Malvern Spring Festival. Alan Titchmarsh was walking hurriedly past me with James Alexander-Sinclair, a fellow TV garden designer and (as I had found out the day before) one of the show garden judges. […]