Camilla Anderson, Garden Historian. Can be found walking, photographing or researching gardens in England.
On Monday, I went to Tate Britain to see their current exhibition Baroque Britain: Power and Illusion - I loved it! Emerging from Europe where it had flourished since the early …
At lunchtime, the rain finally stopped so I popped over to Heale House to see the snowdrops and enjoy a walk along the River Avon. The weather has been so …
Although blogging is a relatively new idea, the concept of sharing information and events about horticulture is not. John Claudius Loudon, Scottish botanist, garden designer and author, started the Gardener’s …
An exciting new exhibition dedicated to baroque art in England, opened at Tate on Tuesday and runs until 19th April. Emerging from Europe where it had flourished since the early …
My first garden visit of 2020 was to Hanbury Hall, near Droitwich in Worcestershire. Commissioned in 1701 by Lord Thomas Vernon, it is a great example of a garden created …
To celebrate the 125th anniversary of the National Trust, Gardens Illustrated asked their readers to choose their favourite NT gardens. The winner was Sissinghurst Castle in Kent with Hidcote Manor …
When visiting gardens, it's essential to have somewhere to stay nearby where you can unwind and plan your next garden adventure. I am delighted to welcome The Eastbury Hotel to …
One hundred and fifty years ago this year, The Wild Garden by William Robinson was published. An advocate of naturalised planting with mixed herbaceous borders of hardy perennial plants, Robinson …
An urgent campaign has been started by the Art Fund, Creative Folkestone and Tate to raise £3.5M by the end of March to save Prospect Cottage and its contents for …
On a damp, dark Sunday morning, I set off for the Cumberland Basin, an area to the west of Bristol which the City Council is planning to regenerate with over …
On January 12th, 1895, The National Trust was founded by Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley. Hill believed in the importance of open spaces for Londoners …
'Mixing memoir, botanical history and biography, Rootbound examines how bringing a little bit of the outside in can help us find our feet in a world spinning far too fast.' Finding …
