A few simple tricks can take your garden from boring run-of-the-mill to beautifully romantic!
{at this moment : the most fondest farewell to summertime...} - shades of green, topiaries and narcissuses; ice cream and pink roses and more
Making plans for your gardens this year? Would that include hiring a professional? Many of you ask me about our process in designing...
The luxury country hotel scene in the UK has never had more to offer but that doesn't mean it's what everyone wants all of the time. If you're someone who'd prefer to stay somewhere a little more private and a little less manicured, there’s a new wave of ancestral homes that have undergone modern makeovers while adhering to their original architecture, style and charm. Some you can book for just one night, for others you'll have to take a wing, but they're well worth a look if you're keen to do something a bit different. From contemporary castles to beautifully updated historical homes, here are eight of our favourites…
Savills UK | Stately homes have evolved from symbols of power to the stars of popular culture.
. . . despite the perfectly wonderful warm temperatures lately, the sunny mornings and rather balmy breezes, even while the days are slowly, slowly getting longer minute by minute, every year, around this time, there is the longing for the fountains to be open once again, and for leaves and boxwood hedges, for blades of grass, and shades of green, stretching into forever . . . [as always, many more beautiful things below] x [image sources & credits : […]
Erignac in the Dordogne region of France would have to be one of my favourite gardens ever visited. We were inspired 6 years ago by this magnificent family owned garden and decided to return again on our trip to France. The very simple manoir house sits at the bottom of the garden, in unadorned beauty surrounded by a clay colored gravel which is raked each morning to perfection. Generations of the same family have lived here for 500 years. The owner describes this avenue of hornbeams as the Champs Élysées of the Perigord. t we were fortunate this time to have a private tour of the garden by the owner who took us onto the magnificent lawns cared for like precious carpets and see breathtaking vistas of the garden. The white garden holds white picnics in summer with musical recitals amongst the roses and clipped box hedges. Again Erignac has inspired us to return to our own garden and continue with our work and aim towards an even highly level of detail and excellence. Photos from Erignac.com and tripadviser
