JENNY COOPER’S COLUMN : ‘FUN BUT STICKY’
The flamboyance, generosity and subtlety of autumn colour almost calls for reverence. Every day the viburnum leaves stop me in my tracks, with their smokey purple tones. The ornamental grapes are a riot of colour.
It seems rude to interrupt it all with my spade and secateurs.
NEW ZEALAND GARDEN : ROBYN KILTY’S COTTAGE
Introducing Robyn Kilty and the small but enormously inspiring wild garden that ultimately ignited my gardening fire.This urban garden in Christchurch might be tight on space but it is big with plants, ideas and a wild essence!
GLOBAL GARDEN : LUCY SZLOSER IN POLAND
It’s one thing to find escapism and inspiration in a gardener’s Instagram account (one of my favourite things), but reading the back story behind the feed puts an entirely different lens on what you see, understand and ultimately learn.
That’s how I felt after pulling together this feature on Lucy Szloser’s rambling Polish garden and storybook cottage. While she had captured my full attention through her beautiful emotive photography and sharing on Instagram, I felt her garden gate creak open as I read her words.
AUSTRALIAN GARDEN : ANN-MAREE WINTER
Explore the highly textured and vibrant seasonal planting by Ann-Maree Winter in her Mornington Peninsula garden. Through her in-depth sharing, discover the gentle changing display as the seasons progress along with the challenges she found in creating shelter and drought-tolerant beds on the top of an exposed, clay-ridden slope.
PLANT PROFILE : GAURA
The award to longest flowering, least problematic perennial plant in my garden goes to gaura!
Read on about this beautiful romantic option for your beds.
JULIA’S GARDEN - SUMMER 2023 UPDATE
The third instalment of my series tracking the ups and downs/successes and challenges of my new naturalistic style planting. Here you get a great recap of the ride through the first 12 months and a closer look at the fullness of the summer show.
GENERAL INTEREST : CLIMATE RESILIENT GARDENS
As our weather gets more unpredictable and the need to protect our precious water resources becomes more important, some gardeners have explored techniques to create beautiful but dry gardens.
Read on for New Zealand examples and wise words from Jenny Cooper from The Blue House.