I’m certainly no expert on Norfolk, but having spent four days there over the Easter weekend, it’s amazing how much I’ve taken away. Just a few short days, yet I now feel a real connection to the place. Continue reading
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin
What images spring to mind when you think of Texas? Perhaps dry, cracked soils, a few scrubby, grey-leaved shrubs and the odd towering cactus? Continue reading
Kogelberg and Harold Porter Gardens, South Africa
And so to our final walk of the trip. Through the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve and Kogelberg mountains to the Harold Porter National Botanical Garden. Continue reading
Fernkloof Reserve and Gardens, South Africa
Sadly, for me at least, I’ve just two final places in South Africa to share with you. Until such time as I manage to get back out there again, of course! Continue reading
Babylonstoren, South Africa
‘We had to call in the chicken consultant’, roared Constance. ‘You know, if you’ve got a problem with your business you call in a business consultant; well we had problems with our chickens. They stopped laying’, she boomed. ‘You see these salad leaves dangling from the beams? That’s our chicken gym. Now the chickens have to jump for their food, they lay every day’, she bellowed, with a beaming smile. Continue reading
Vergelegen Estate Gardens, South Africa
If you are anything like me, you might at this point be sitting, brow furrowed, wondering how on earth you pronounce ‘Vergelegen’. It’s almost impossible to even have a go at it. And after hearing the word many, many times, I still had to just cheat and watch a youtube clip to be reminded. It’s something like, ‘Fair-ke-lear-ken’. Obvious, really. Continue reading
Helderberg Nature Reserve, South Africa
There are times when gardens are gardens and nature is nature. And there are times when the boundaries blur. When they do I’m often at my most content in life. Continue reading
Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Hampshire
I think this daffodil sums up English winters for me: Continue reading
Table Mountain National Park
You wouldn’t call me a big city-person. I do like to see cities–admire their architecture, take in a bit of their culture and absorb a sense of them–but frankly, the faster I can do this and get out into greener pastures, the better. Continue reading
Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, Cape Town
Imagine a garden, over 500 hectares in size and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A garden which scores an average of 4.8 out of 5 across some 894 Google reviews and a garden situated in one of the most florally diverse regions in the world. It’s a pretty good bet I couldn’t stay away for long. Continue reading
Janna Schreier Garden Design 