Category Archives: Garden moods

Native Plant Gardens in The Netherlands known as Heemparken

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Michael

With the opening of the new Native Plant Garden at the New York Botanical Gardens earlier this month I was inspired to pay a return visit to the heempark in Amstelveen which is recognised as one of Europe’s best. The … Continue reading →

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Inside-out Garden Design

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Michael

Is garden design in a rut created by the way we are taught to approach it? Perhaps it is the result of the scale of modern-day gardens that we think in terms of boundaries and what we can place within … Continue reading →

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The Oudolf Garden – Captivating Chaos

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Michael

September is possibly the most exciting time to view a naturalistic planting scheme and where better than Piet and Anja Oudolf’s private garden in the Netherlands. In the space formerly occupied by the nursery a new office building is surrounded … Continue reading →

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Garden Moods from Planting Design

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Michael

Floriade 2012 – the mid summer review A garden show such as the Floriade which runs all summer gives its designers the opportunity to try out different planting ideas. During my first visit it was tulips that dominated and created … Continue reading →

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A Dutch Flower Show to Know

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Michael

Bingerden If gardening in England you go to the Chelsea Flower Show or one of the regional events organised by the Royal Horticultural Society. If you are french, Courson is the place to be and be seen, in Belgium that … Continue reading →

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