However practically important, it’s never the sexiest part of a project to be the person who persuades someone else to put their hand in their pocket. Perhaps that is why Ellen Willmott has not – until now – been officially celebrated at RHS Wisley. Then again, there could be an even more prosaic reason: until…
Category: British Gardens
The Secret Gate
Everyone who visits Warley Place will know the tiny building at the south entrance, officially “South Lodge”, more affectionally known as Jacob Maurer’s cottage. I’ll talk about that one another day, as I also will about the lesser-known but still-standing North Lodge. Each is worth its own separate post, but today I want to look…
Peak Perfection: the dramatic reimagination of Chatsworth’s rock garden
The last time I visited the extraordinary rock garden at Chatsworth House, back in -ouch – 2014, my overwhelming impression was ‘yellow’. It was majestic, of course – the sheer amount of – well – rock – is a jaw-dropper, but I couldn’t have named a plant or noted a specific area that came to…
Miss Willmott's Ghosts 