Few birds enjoy the reputation and prestige attributed to swans. Swans have inspired art from ballets (eg Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake) to fairy tales (eg The Ugly Duckling by…
Summer sunshine and warmer temperatures entice us to spend more time out-of-doors. They also entice us to spruce up our outdoor spaces with flowers and plants. Whether it’s…
In the same way a beautifully-crafted piece of sculpture can complement the natural setting of a Sculpture Park, a carefully-selected piece of 3-dimensional art can add personality and…
There’s a full-blown beauty pageant underway in our flower garden these days! The leading contestants, Clematis ‘Ramona Blue’, purple bearded iris and Allium ‘Purple Sensation’, are trying their…
With our flower gardens in full bloom, it’s the perfect time to identify the superstars and make plans to clone them. Well… more accurately… to propagate the flowering…