I was so excited to see, a few months back, that Professor Cassian Schmidt, director of Hermannshof garden in Weinheim, Germany, had joined instagram. Ash and I have spent some time hanging out with Cassian and his Landscape Architect wife Bettina (as have our New Naturalism tour group in 2019 - why not come with us in 2021?), and this highly experimental and educational garden is like no other. I also love that Cassian adds really valuable captions to his pics. While Insta might be a primarily visual platform, I love gardening accounts that tell you something about the pic, and the thinking behind them, or the challenges behind them. Find him at @cassianschmidt.
A couple of others that often add great captions to fabulous pics are @ jameshitchmough, @rotheramblings, @simon_rickard and @michaelcookegardendesign.
Any others we should know about?
Instagram accounts we shouldn't be missing
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so many!! ‘coyotewillow ‘- Dan Pearson’s page and ‘Nigel Slater’ – although a chef has an amazing garden…and ‘mccormickcharlie’ and his dahlias are my favourites.
Garden, gardener and plant accounts – the usual suspects plus @rick_shepherd the head gardener at retford park, @sanderumgaards_romantiske_have a dreamy garden in Denmark, @jonathansschoolofcoolplants for unusual plants and feedback! and @tonkinbulbs for rare bulbs
all but @tonkinbulbs are new to me. Thanks for the lead
I’m not big on insta but one gardener I do follow purely because he grows stuff that looks good in harsh conditions in SA is Kurt Wilkinson.
@groundstudiolandscape @natasha_morgan @life_at_little_oak_farm @theplanthunter @jamesscapedesign @coyotewillow @felixcloud9 just to name a few
Piet Oudolf, Glenmore House, Claire Takacs, Native Plant Project –
Apart from the obvious – Dan Pearson, Piet Oudolf, Tom S_S etc have a look at some of theses;
@sarahpricelandscapes @nigel.dunnett @jameshitchmough @bethcattogardens @rgbedinburgh (The Botanics as we locals call it) @showgarden_jelle_grinjtes @brockstar64 @sparozagarden @future.plants @lilajapan @emma_crawforth @hillsidegardencork and lots of private accounts too. Instagram has been a source of information and inspiration during lockdown this year, and a way of vicarious visiting gardens around the world.
Oh and @fishermansbay_garden in NZ
Clausdalby
Tanyas_vlog
mycountrycottage
privatenewport
just to name a few
I should also mention my half acre garden lol, insta page called bestillmineheart
@trishadixonburkitt
@joferguson.gardens
@bernardtrainor Artist & gardener
@thediggersclub
@bpsgreenthumbs Local school garden
@thelandgardeners
Can’t wait to check out all the other recommendations !
The list is endless (1300 for me), but for naturalistic designers:
Netherlands:
@tom_de_witte
@frankheijligers
@arjan.boekel
@marcelsilkens
Estonia:
@ustav.design
UK:
@conradbatten
@marcusbarnettstudio
@greencube_studio
@ elkssmith
@ duncannuttall
@ mazzullorussell
@acreswildgardendesign
@ tommasseyuk
France:
@englishgarden
Germany:
@petra_pelz
@pflanzendesign_stefaniescholz
@basilikum_und_kaktus
@ bettinajaugstetter
Spain:
@fernandomartosjardines
@miguelurquijopaisajismo
@mashambadesign
@feraloram
@alvarosampedrojardines
@miguelreciogonzalez
Sweden:
@ trollesgarden
Switzerland:
@asplenium_pflanzplanung
US
@kellydnorris
@adamwoodruff.llc
@roy_diblik_
Belgium:
@ekotuinen
Poland:
@a.hubeny.zukowska
@gardenroom.kp
Italy:
@marsiglilab
For evergreen structure and foliage:
@mosaicgardens
For incorporating edibles into borders and gardens:
@christian_douglas_design
Exceptionally bias but @littleforestgardens is very good!
My other current favourites are:
@santacruzdahlias
@sarahravenperchhill
@clausdaulby
@letsgrowgirls