London : RHS Chelsea

Known as just ‘Chelsea’ (which confuses my eldest when I say I’m going there as he shouts in protest that he’s not coming with me to his favourite football team!), the RHS Chelsea Flower Show is the most prestigious horticultural event in the world.

This year I was privileged to be invited, alongside my husband, to attend the show as a guest of Royal Bank of Canada.

My favourite gardens were the gold medal winning Telegraph Garden, designed by Tommaso del Buono and Paul Gazerwitz (Tommaso can been seen in the photo below having a photo taken with a friend in his garden) and Luciano Giubbilei’s Laurent-Perrier garden, which one a gold and Best in Show,  with beautifully crafted hard landscaping and simple planting.

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RHS Chelsea Flower Show

 

History : Hampton Court Palace

I’m taking Jack and Stella to see their baby cousin tomorrow and we’re starting off with a stroll through the beautiful gardens of this historic castle in Hampton:

As well as the beautiful house and gardens, we will be having lunch in their large cafe and doing a bit of shopping in their gift shop.  Love a gift shop!

Hampton Court Palace

Will post pictures over the weekend.

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NYC : Elizabeth Street Gardens

The only little bit of green we came across, other than the brown, winter ravaged plants on the High Line, was in the Elizabeth Street Garden which has only just recently been saved from development.

It has a quiet, mythical beauty that would have been sadly missing in this city had it been destroyed.

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London Days Out: 2014

One of our New Years res’s is to explore more.

These are our first London shots…

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