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Screen shot from Rebecca McMackin’s Instagram feed.

Rebecca McMackin, (horticulturist/writer/eco-influencer) is getting a lot of attention (a much-watched


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Yep. We’ve actually made this garden and then remade it three times.

Fortunately now the structure seems likely to remain. Can’t be sure of the planting.

Those bricks are wonderful – handmade by a company based in the Forest of Dean – could be this. We got seconds at what ...


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I was going to talk this week about the murky connection between apartheid and the Chelsea Flower Show this week. It’s a story that asks questions about due diligence where events are sponsored, and about how people with dubious backgrounds can use horticultural philanthropy to gain respectability in a world that would probably rather they were called out.

The article ...


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Two side gardens in the Washington DC area, and a hydrangea-lined brick path in Buffalo.

My final bunch of photos of gardens tagged for prominent features shines the light on paths – the multi-purpose feature that’s sadly lacking in so many gardens. It makes access to other parts of the yard easy, beckons viewers into unseen parts, and lik...


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Photo: Lorene Edwards Forkner

I realize Valentine’s Day was last week. So let’s consider this post an homage to gardens, our favorite labor of love.

photo: Yoksel via unsplash

Bleeding heart

We’ll start with the low-hanging fruit. With heart shape...


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