Some politics this week. Who said this wasn't a serious strand of the Hort Week output. But to start with, utter trivia. 1. My colleague Magda Ibrahim interviewed Chelsea Flower Show designer Luciano Guibbilei last week. Lucy's PR people suggested lunch at swanky Tom’s Kitchen , then almost as...
Just another 10 garden things. May have to change the format soon. getting boring. But there are prizes now (booze). See No.7 1. About turns. Diarmuid Gavin : “Our Chelsea sponsor has pulled out. We’ll ring you back to say who it was.” Half hour later: “We weren’t ever going to do Chelsea. We’re concentrating...
The RHS shows launch took a new format, combining with its revamped and reheaded London Garden Design Show. Nursery exhibitors mingled with the usual thirsty hacks and PR types. The serious news was Fleming's have pulled out of Chelsea because of the Victoria bushfires in Australia. 1. The Telegraph...
Boring garden weekend diary blog 1. My garden’s first snowdrop bloomed last weekend at about the same time it always does on average-so much for/that proves the danger of global warming! 2. Westland delivered two sacks of their West plus compost – available in all good garden centres! 3. Built some raised...
