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The vision behind Nooroo Garden, a world-famous garden in NSW’s Blue Mountains, is preserved by its new owners. Take a tour of the magnificent garden famed for its displays of wisteria.
Here in the north we are basking in the long warm days of July. Summertime – a hair past the solstice and the livin’ is easy! Kids play outside until d
Hey guys, I’m on this garden kick and have collected a vast volume of exquisite gardens. (link to last post if you missed it). There are so many ways a garden can be classified, but today, I’m focusing on the urban garden. some are on the roof (lucky devils) some are in a courtyard (if […]
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A beautiful bungalow home was designed for family living by Heather A Wilson, Architect along with designer Jen Langston in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.
A historic Blue Mountains garden with a new lease on life.
The Garden Club of Virginia celebrates 82 years of Historic Garden Week.
The vision behind Nooroo Garden, a world-famous garden in NSW’s Blue Mountains, is preserved by its new owners. Take a tour of the magnificent garden famed for its displays of wisteria.
Kirsty Wilson is a Gardener who was born in 1991 in Glasgow. Her love for gardening started at the age of 14 when she got her own vegetable patch and the use of a greenhouse. Kirsty Graduated in 2013 from The University of Glasgow in combination with The Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh with a first class Degree in Horticulture and Plantmanship. She retuned and studied for a Diploma in Garden Design in 2019. Following her Degree Kirsty went to work on Highgrove Gardens for HRH Charles, Prince of Wales. As part of the International Training Programme Kirsty spent a year at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania America. On her returned she became a Glasshouse Supervisor responsible for 13 glasshouses at St Andrews Botanic Garden. In 2018 she started as Herbaceous Supervisor at The Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh. Kirsty joined Beechgrove as a presenter following a revamp after Jim McColl retired. She is joined on the programme by 2 former employees at the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh George Anderson and Brian Cunningham. Her other co presenters are Carole Baxter, Chris Beardshaw and Sophie McKilligan. For the new season of Beechgrove 2021 she will be joined by 2 new Presenters Mairi Rattray and Calum Clunie. Amongst Kirsty's many talents for horticulture and garden Design she is also an amazing Photographer and her Instagram is full of her stunning plant photos. Kirsty lives in Edinburgh. 2019 Gardening Scotland Show The Coffee Garden Gold Medal and Peoples Choice award Kirsty Wilson Television Programmes 2019 Beechgrove 2021 Beechgrove 2021 Episode 1: 01 April 2021 Episode 2: 08 April 2021 Episode 3: 15 April 2021 Episode 5: 29 April 2021 Episode 6: 06 May 2021 2022 Beechgrove 2022 Beechgrove Gardens in Winter 2023 Beechgrove Garden 2023 2023 Beechgrove Gardens in Winter 2024 Beechgrove Garden 2024 Kirsty Wilson Website Twitter, Instagram
The vision behind Nooroo Garden, a world-famous garden in NSW’s Blue Mountains, is preserved by its new owners. Take a tour of the magnificent garden famed for its displays of wisteria.
Returning home from Chelsea yesterday and on waking this morning my main recollections of the show were all infused with colour, my brain still awash with the contrasts and blends which lent a part…
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In 1897 Gertrude Jekyll moved to Munstead Wood, the home that would serve as her garden laboratory for the next 30 years. To design and build Munstead Wood, Jekyll hired Edwin Lutyens. Lutyens was a young up and coming architect who had a flare for gardens. Gertrude Jekyll was a skilled gardener intent on experimenting with aesthetics. Jekyll and Lutyens quickly developed a close personal friendship that evolved into a successful business partnership. The two began designing country cottages connected to intricate, colorful gardens. Jekyll and Lutyens soon developed a name for themselves as leaders in the arts and crafts movement. The arts and crafts movement is an artistic reaction to the industrial revolution and the horrors it produced. Therefore, gardens of this time were focused on aesthetic beauty, color theory and exotic plants. The drab, formal Victorian garden was far to contained and rigid for the arts and crafts movement. However, when it came to gardening the arts and crafts movement was divided into two competing schools of thought. On the one hand were the architects who thought that the garden was an essential part of the house and the house is designed by the architect so the garden too should be designed by the architect. On the other side of the debate were the gardeners who argued that the aesthetic of the garden is only achieved through the planting and since the gardener has an extensive knowledge of plants he should design the garden. This debate was essentially settled by Jekyll and Lutyens who combined architecture and gardening to produce an improved result. Their style was dynamic and could change according to the style of the surrounding area. However, there are many defining characteristics of a Jekyll, Lutyens garden. Firstly, Jekyll loved to experiment with color theory. She used her time at Munstead Wood to create different configurations of herbaceous borders. In fact, she was partly responsible for the popularity of herbaceous borders in the early 20th century. She would line the edges of pathways with different flowers that would create colorful combinations. Secondly, their gardens tended to focus on aesthetic beauty and would feature bright colors and exotic plants in formal arrangements. The entire garden tended to be asymmetrical and would include different “rooms” or sectioned areas each with a different theme. Artisanship was emphasized in the architecture of the garden. Hand crafted fences and benches were common and as well as pergolas and trellises. The genius of the Lutyens, Jekyll garden was in the combination of architecture and gardening. Both Jekyll and Lutyens used their expertise to design practical, aesthetically pleasing gardens that were fully integrated into the landscape of the house. For more information on Gertrude Jekyll and Edwin Lutyens see below: http://www.hestercombe.com/history/history-jekyll http://www.the-secretgardens.co.uk/lutyens-jekyll/ Image 1: http://www.biddenhamgardenersassociation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/IMG_7981.jpg Image 2: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9XLgitMcXibRLpTPpg18O0OwTkjSA9pZeKstb68L_KVRNDGQqzo25nKTa5-D0hpCr0crcBqlpqSZKBsBPBjjDyEAVH4RJ_4SOHKA5nSWI5fbZyo4W2oK48jUbPVyimG9Qgm8z7lVwE3D/s640/04-Vulgarewebsite.jpg Image 3: http://jimtheobscuredotcom.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/munstead-plan1.jpg Image 4: http://www.tiana-jardins.fr/images/nph03.jpg Image 5: http://blogmedia.designpublic.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/gjtwo.jpg
A historic Blue Mountains garden with a new lease on life.
The vision behind Nooroo Garden, a world-famous garden in NSW’s Blue Mountains, is preserved by its new owners. Take a tour of the magnificent garden famed for its displays of wisteria.
Every now and then I stumble across a designer or architect who just speaks to me and the work of the architectural/design firm of J Wilson Fuqua and Associates? spoke to me loud and clear! I was practically drooling over my keyboard as I looked further into their impressive body of work. It absolutely warranted …
A vast garden estate with a lasting legacy of beauty and generosity.
This garden in the Melbourne suburb of Surrey Hills is a real family affair. Owned by Ross and Ann-Maree Eckersley, it was designed by Ross’s brother Rick, of Eckersley Garden Architecture fame, in 1989. Ross and Rick also work together, as co-owners of Eco Outdoor, a company specialising in the supply of exterior products such […]
