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Giant squill is simply delightful, Madeira
Tim EntwisleNo I haven’t been to Madeira. But according to Greg Redwood, one of my colleagues here at Kew, I should go there rather than to (mainland) Portugal. This was in […]
Garden tour of Great Barrier Island, NZ
Rose ThodeyLast year I overdid it, positively gorged myself, on garden travel. But just after enjoying a wonderful weekend at the Melbourne Garden DesignFest in the middle of November, there was […]
Plant promenade in Paris
Tim EntwisleAt 10 metres above the ground, maybe 10 metres wide, nearly 5 kilometres long, and packed with trees, shrubs and views of Parisian streets, the Promenade plantée is a trend […]
New Zealand’s geothermal vegetation
Helen McKerralDuring our recent holiday on New Zealand’s North Island, we saw ecosystems that were so different to South Australia’s landscapes that they seemed positively alien. The apparent darkness of a […]
Mama nature’s merge with architecture
Leon KlugeHaving to be on the filming location at 4.00am in the morning is not what I call fun, especially because I am not the most bubbly morning person, not at […]
You say Burma – I say Myanmar
Peter WhiteheadHilary and I have just spent two blissful weeks of the second half of October in Myanmar and we are still dreaming about this amazing country. I guess everyone can […]
Nature’s leaf rainbow
Matthew PopplewellHaving returned from a whirlwind tour of the UK, few places could have left a more lasting impression than the wondrous colourful transition of the leaves and progression into a […]
Garden DesignFest is Design Feast
Catherine StewartI am smugly replete. What an amazing two full-on days of gardens. About 327 gardens all up I think, although maybe that was me feeling a little drunk on the […]
New Zealand native garden – Te Kainga Marire
Helen McKerralOne inner-city garden in New Plymouth, near Mt Taranaki on the west coast of New Zealand’s north isle, defies this English style. Te Kainga Marire is a native garden open to the public by appointment for a modest fee from September to April.
Monty Don’s French gardens
Jill SinclairOne of my more exciting projects over the past few months has been providing consultancy advice to a forthcoming BBC TV programme on the history of French gardens, presented by […]
Western Australian wildflowers
Angus StewartThe southwest corner of Western Australia is without doubt one of the world’s greatest spots for wildflowers, with visitors flocking from around the globe to see them. However, I’ve got […]
The GREAT baobabs of Madagascar
Leon KlugeI find myself extremely fortunate to live so close by nature’s biggest wonderland – Madagascar! There is no place more strange, more unique, and best of all more exciting for […]
The James Bond garden tour
Tammy SchmittI recently popped over to Plant Postings to read about the amazing garden tour of Italy Beth is planning for herself and other bloggers. I just returned from a garden tour […]
The Loire Valley
Anne LatreilleBack home again after two weeks in France’s beautiful Loire Valley, its sights and sounds are still singing in my mind. Most of all I remember the ducks quacking gleefully as […]
Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay
Linda GreenWhen I last visited Singapore two years ago, the Gardens by the Bay which opened in June this year was just a building site but now it has been transformed […]
Pukeiti Gardens, New Zealand
Helen McKerralThe wonderful thing about being a gardener on vacation is that, no matter where you are in the world, you meet people who love plants. The climate may be different, […]
Celebrating the coconut
Amanda MackinnonAsk someone to think of a tropical island they’ll usually conjure up images of palm trees, white beaches and crystal clear waters. If you’ve been lucky enough to spend some […]
Chelsea 2012 review & retrospective
Paul UrquhartSometimes it is hard to crystallise your thoughts about an event especially when there is so much visual white noise around. I found that after visiting Chelsea 2012. I have […]
The heart & soul of America
Mary GrayIf you had to choose one place in the United States that you felt all Americans should visit, one landscape or landmark representative of the “American ethos”, what would it […]
Wilpena Pound
James BeattieOver three hundred kilometres north of Adelaide in South Australia looms a mountain range with breathtaking natural beauty on a grand scale. As I sit here penning this blog to […]
Ornamental vegies at Villandry
Jennifer StackhouseWell it seems vegetables are hot. And, if they are colourful and ornamental, well they’re even hotter. If you want to see vegetables used to ornamental perfection, then I recommend a […]
Costa Rican gardens
Jan HintzePart of my trip to Central and South America a few weeks ago involved a quick trip to Costa Rica. We (a group who were attending the Heliconia Society International […]
My pilgrimage to Uluru
Catherine StewartWhat is it about a rock in the middle of a desert landscape that can create such a siren call? For years I’ve thought “I just have to go there”. I […]
Grand Cayman’s QEII Botanic Park
Jan HintzeA few days ago I was on Grand Cayman Island, on my way to Panama for the Heliconia Society International Conference and my daughter took me to visit this garden. […]
Girl & boy hydrangea at Trebah Garden
Tim EntwisleTrebah Garden is in the far west corner of Cornwall, half an hour or so by hedge-row lined roads from Falmouth (i.e. a couple of miles). ‘Trebah’ means house by the […]
A Mediterranean cottage garden
Alison StewartThe British really do take their love of gardening with them when they move to other parts of the world. I’ve just come back from a short stay in the […]
Horticulturists in Ohio
Amanda MackinnonWhat do 10,000 horticulturists and a heatwave have in common? They can all be found in Columbus, Ohio each July. The OFA Short Course expo is considered the melting pot of […]
Singapore Garden Festival
Linda GreenThere’s been a little run on garden festival reviews in GardenDrum lately but when I read that the Singapore Garden Festival is being held again this month I thought it […]
Peony paradise!
Peter WhiteheadI had promised Catherine a story about my incredible visit to the Peony Festival at Luoyang in central China in April this year. It’s a bit late, as I have […]
Real, or not? Dubai, Chelsea & Aalsmeer
Helen YoungSome things you see when you’re travelling are amusing or thought provoking, and it’s nice to have a blog like this to share them. I’m very lucky to lead a […]
Floriade 2012, Venlo, The Netherlands
Clare BellHaving heard so much about Floriade in the Netherlands, I was keen to experience this world famous European garden event held every ten years and looking forward to two days soaking […]
Turning forests into trees into poems
Tim EntwisleI’ve returned from my visit to Ionia, or at least the island of Chios, home of Homer and Mastic and once part of that Ancient Greek empire on the Aegean Sea. I […]
Bushwalk from Sullivan Rock to Mt Cooke
Linda GreenI recently went bushwalking in the Monadnock National Park, named for the huge granite rocks that have resisted erosion…
Basils – sacred and fragrant
Arno KingOver the weekend I purchased a Tulasi plant (Ocimum tenuifolium, prev O. sanctum) known as sacred, or holy basil. The plant is renowned as the most sacred of Indian plants…
International Garden Festival at Chateau de Chaumont
Linda GreenThe International Garden Festival at Chateau de Chaumont in France's Loire valley should be on the 'bucket list'…
Tuna and other succulent fruit
Tim EntwisleTo avoid death you may eat a cactus but not a euphorbia. To avoid an irritating meal don't eat the prickly bits of either. Mostly it's the fruit of cacti that people eat…
An Indian Adventure
Peter WhiteheadI’ve been asked to write about our experiences (plus some plant info!) on our recent trip to India – this February 2012. Our third visit to India (it won’t be the last) and each time…
Subtle palette in winter’s woods
Maria von BrinckenI took a drive a few weeks ago up to the Catskills mountains in New York state. I hadn't driven there from Massachusetts before, although I realized I had been there before…
Snowy Mountains wildflowers
Angus StewartThe wildflowers of the Snowy Mountains are truly one of Australia's great botanical treasures. During mid-summer the high plains around Mt. Kosciuszko are lit up…
No dogs but three dragons in the land of the spaghetti western
Tim EntwisleForget the dogs now it's all about dragons. Most of them have been slain but like Jurassic Park they rise again…