Manor houses transformed into magical museums, remote hilltop monasteries boasting breathtaking views, and verdant botanic gardens providing relief from the sun have all captivated me far more on this trip than any beach resort. And yet I have to admit that I am one of those people who occasionally likes to spend a week soaking … Read more about Postcard from Mallorca: some enchanting gardens
How often do you amble about a public park or visit a private garden when you travel? Whether you’re heading overseas on holidays or doing a staycation at home, are parks and gardens high on your list of things to do? While I spend my fair share of time strolling green spaces when researching guidebooks, … Read more about The flourishing of garden tourism – and it’s growing!
As the garden tourists strolled my aunt and uncle’s grounds last weekend, I began to see the light – well, I’d spent a week reflecting upon dark tourism after all – but I began to see the light reflecting through the trees and shrubs in the garden here in new and different ways. I tried … Read more about Garden tours and the blossoming of thoughts on things green
I know that gardens can contain secrets (I was a little girl once) but can they tell stories? Can gardens reveal narratives to a person who knows how to read them? Or have I simply been reading too much into the cultivation of gardens and horticultural touring? (You need to read my last post first.) … Read more about Can gardens tell stories?
Have you ever been on a garden tour? Last weekend my aunt Tamara threw open the gate to this lovely big old Australian house she and my uncle George have renovated in Eaglehawk on the outskirts of Bendigo in the goldfields region of Victoria. It’s the same house where Terence and I have been lucky … Read more about The garden of leafy delights: part 1