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Dark, chaotic, yet hyper focused with study and a

Dark, chaotic, yet hyper focused with study and a love of plants - this striking indoor show garden ‘Neo Flora’ reflected a teenage state of mind. @forestinterioruk had covered every inch of her show stand with neon, posters, memorabilia and greenery. For anyone supporting students through exam time right now, get them an indoor plant! The nurturing - whether it’s a Monstera, Philodendron or succulent - might be just what they need to strike that delicate balance for mental health. The @rhsmalvern Spring Festival was the first @the_rhs show to include judged indoor show gardens, and I was delighted that this cleverly thought-out, environmentally conscious room won a Gold for designers John Tallis and Megan Warren-Davis.
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This captivating garden at RHS Malvern last week w

This captivating garden at RHS Malvern last week was full of nature-forward details & texture-rich planting that I absolutely loved! ‘Biosis - Mode of Life’ channelled rainwater from a green roof via a striking tower of blackthorn, and into a wildlife pond. Low-maintenance - supporting biodiversity, and growing to the conditions rather than fighting against them - this Gold medal-winning garden felt like a very harmonious, peaceful and eco-sensitive space. Huge congratulations to designers @frantazika, Jenny Rafferty and @jamesgoodman.garden.design, with landscapers @humblebeegardeners 🙌🏼
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Fit to burst with all the fullness of Spring, the

Fit to burst with all the fullness of Spring, the land is fresh, green and fertile right now. It feels like an awakening as nature gets into full flow. This allium head, the paper-thin onion skin stretched and beginning to give way, caught my eye at Beth Chatto’s garden this week. In the evening sunlight (oh, what a joy to have had warm sun lately!) it was like an x-ray revealing the inner workings that will soon become apparent. Strength and fragility in equal measure, held in a spotlight.
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This truly excellent, multi-purpose garden by @mar

This truly excellent, multi-purpose garden by @mark_payne_landscape_design_ transitions effortlessly from the tulips and wisteria of Spring, to the hazy days of summer. Incorporating a tropical feel to the planting, it plays with traditional expectations for an English cottage garden… One of my favourite features is the series of moon gates, inviting you through the different spaces in the garden. Maintained beautifully by @payneandford.
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Just a reminder that glorious @arundelcastleuk is

Just a reminder that glorious @arundelcastleuk is open all this Easter weekend to showcase the tulip festival, as well as the family-friendly Medieval Festival. I would urge you to make enough time to venture around the entire grounds - the courtyard and kitchen garden are like a sweetie shop of wonderful colour, but the thousands of naturalised bulbs throughout the castle landscape are really something else. Narcissus giving way to tulips with Camassia just emerging - succession planting at its best.
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Borde Hill garden looking immaculate on a Spring s

Borde Hill garden looking immaculate on a Spring sunrise - especially exciting to hear about the ecologically forward-thinking plans for the South Park over the next couple of years, which will open it up to the public via footpaths and cycle routes. You can see South Park’s mature trees and meadow, sunlit to the south of the Italian Garden. Hellebores, camellias and rhododendrons offered pops of colour throughout the shady wooded pathways. A favourite area of mine is Paradise Walk - tulips appearing along one side, with the Chris Beardshaw-designed border opposite providing evergreen structure before the perennials emerge. And look out for the buttery-yellow magnolia ‘Butterflies’ that attracted a lot of attention!
Huge thanks for @bordehillgarden for the early morning access, and the @gdnmediaguild for arranging such a fantastic and informative visit.
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Primroses stud the dry moat banks of Arundel Castl

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Leave the house at 03:45 to make sure I’m in time to capture this? Abso-bloomin-lutely! 🫶🏼🕸️🌞🌱
The @bethchattogardens in the Spring morning light - beams in the woodland, busy little spiders, birdsong off the charts. Such a huge variety of joyful life bursting through!
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Some more tulip content, this time courtesy of the

Some more tulip content, this time courtesy of the wonderful team at @mark_payne_landscape_design_ @payneandford.
This Grade II listed farmhouse near Lewes dates back to the early 17th century; the planting has sympathetically managed to blend history with modern-day flourishes.
I was so taken with the avenue of plane trees, leading from the old front door to the wildflower meadow; in Spring, the tulips tempt you out amongst the planting to the hand-laid sunburst mosaic on the terrace.
Mark designed this using salvaged tiles from the original 17th century roof, making the perfect link between historic home and welcoming, abundant, wildlife-friendly garden. Other tulips are found scattered amongst the pebble rill, providing interest and texture as the growing season really gets into full swing.
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