Amelia's Blog

The blooming of our acanthus plant today in the garden that my partner and I have created together now connects us to the vast tapestry of the acanthus' history, stretching back through millennia. In that single bloom, I see the mythology of the plant, the echoes of Corinthian columns, Arts & Crafts wallpaper, now alive and flourishing in our garden in Southern Austria.

Poppies Galore! Which ones should you grow? Grab a poppy seed-encrusted soft bap, bagel or something stronger and get all the gen

My father, an artist, preferred form, retrained colour, order and symmetry, my mother wanted a garden filled with a riot of competing colour