by Annabel Bridge | May 3, 2018 | Gardens
When it comes to new planting take a moment to reacquaint yourself with your garden and what it wants. It’s planting time. Spring finally settles in and May bank holiday weekend is the biggest weekend for garden centres, as we all get a bit dizzy piling our... 
by Annabel Bridge | Apr 18, 2018 | Garden Inspiration, Gardens
Sculpture gardens, or parks, have a long history around the world and date back, incredibly, to 175,000 years ago – a “Neanderthal garden” was unearthed in the Bruniquel Cave in France, where broken stalagmites had been arranged in a series of stacked or ring-like... 
by Annabel Bridge | Jan 12, 2018 | Gardens
France: Giverny Gardens The Giverny gardens are probably the most famous in France. Monet created some of his famous ‘Water Lily’ and ‘Japanese Bridge’ paintings here. As well as the gardens you can also visit Monet’s lovely and very colourful house. Monet started his... 
by Annabel Bridge | Aug 2, 2017 | Garden Inspiration, Gardens
‘How many kinds of sweet flowers grow in an English Country Garden?’ – this opening line to a song, a hit by Jimmie Rodgers many years ago, is embedded in the consciousness of the British public. The first verse of the song mentions daffodils,... 
by Annabel Bridge | Jun 22, 2017 | Gardens
Most of us love the Impressionists. We adore the moods they create within their paintings and the dazzling colours they often employ. I remember going to Paris when I was sixteen and we went to all the art galleries which had Monet paintings. To see the canvases up... 
by Annabel Bridge | May 28, 2017 | Gardens
Are you staring at a blank wall? Or two blank walls, or three – or even four? If these walls are in a garden (any outdoor space for that matter) or a shop, an office or a hotel, then read on. Living Walls are a trend that is here to stay. They’ve already been...