What? Careful colour at Keukenhof?

I was just in the Netherlands at tulip time.  It was, of course, mind boggling.  I’m convinced that no flower beats the tulip for being just as compelling as an individual as it is en masse.   ...

Villa Gamberaia revisited

I can’t quite settle, having done Villa Gamberaia an injustice.  Not that I didn’t talk it up, but that I only talked of one small element and ignored the rest.  A few more words, and a few more ...

that other Italian garden..

I’m still not ready to leave Italy, and following a point made in my earlier Italian garden post, I want to indulge in some impressions of Villa Gamberaia, just out of Florence.   There’s been so ...

Is 'Winter Veg' a misnomer?

No, of course it’s not.  What sort of crazy author-generated question is that? But I’ve often wondered about it, as in many of the cooler climates around Australia, vegetables don’t really grow ...

What is it about Italian gardens?

I’m fresh back from my first trip to Italy.  I can’t remember ever being so infatuated with another country..  But I want to skip over the temptation to write a whole lot of gushing generalities ...