I take hundreds and hundreds of photos during the year – of my clients’ gardens, my own garden, gardens I visit, garden shows I visit, as well as landscapes and details that take my fancy on my travels. In fact, thinking about it I’m a bit of a garden obsessive. Even my holiday pictures tend to be mainly of interesting paving or plants I like!
I was recently looking through my 2014 photos and thought it would be nice to put together a little gallery of things which I particularly enjoyed or which inspired me. So, from start to finish, here’s a taste of what I got up to last year ….
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- Endless rain in January 2014 made landscaping this Froxfield garden a really messy business
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- Plant buying on a large scale, choosing trees from the field
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- Spring has sprung in my garden
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- Chelsea Flower Show – horribly busy but a great source of inspiration
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- Woolbeding Gardens near Midhurst – always worth a visit, with such a lot to enjoy
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- Back to see how my planting is doing a year on. Stunning views of the South Downs in the distance
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- Outdoor sculpture at Asthall Manor in the Cotswolds
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- This rose against the Cotswold stone of this house was absolutely stunning. The underplanting of Hydrangea Annabel is perfect.
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- A bespoke planter by Tristan Cockerill, for my clients on the South coast
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- Perk of the job – a quick look at the local surroundings on a site visit to Hamble in Hampshire
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- Seen at one of my wholesale nurseries – Hydrangea Annabel underplanted with blue Geranium
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- A trip to see how my planting has established, country garden in Hawkley near Petersfield
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- It’s hard to beat a wildflower meadow
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- It’s always great to get out of the office and look at new landscaping products – especially on a nice sunny day
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- Summer visit to Dove Cottage Nursery in Halifax, Yorkshire. Lovely plants and great combinations.
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- In August I visited Pensthorpe in Norfolk to see the garden planted by Piet Oudolf. It was definitely worth the (long) trip.
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- 2 months on, the planting in my client’s coastal garden. Verbena bonariensis is such a great plant!
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- Salvia and stunning grasses at the RHS Tatton Park show
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- 3 years after planting this garden near Alton, it was lovely to go back – and great to hear how much the tenants love the garden
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- Poppies at the Tower – so glad I got to see them
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- 10 minutes from my house I have amazing views like this to enjoy and inspire me. I never tire of them.
Picture credits: Janet Bligh
