I went to Polesden Lacey while the sun was shining to see the iris garden.
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Category Archives: Places of Interest
RHS Chelsea Flower Show Celebrity Watch
It wouldn’t be a press day without celebrities. Everywhere I looked, there were celebs among blooms.
Sir Ian McKellen was interviewed by Sophie Raworth…
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2015 Press Day
For me, Summer starts with the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
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Savill Garden Visit
Savill Garden in Windsor is a spectacular place to visit in May.
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Tulips at RHS Wisley 2015
Tulips aren’t just found in Holland. Last year I showed you my pictures of the magnificent display of tulips at RHS Wisley.
And this year they’re back.
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Morden Hall Park
I went to Morden Hall Park ahead of the official opening of the National Trust’s first garden centre at Morden Hall.
It’s a verdant haven in the city.
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The Homewood in Esher
Any house with a fully functioning outdoor kitchen is bound to get my attention.
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‘Liberating Fashion’ at The Watts Gallery
‘One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art’.
So said Oscar Wilde, not only a celebrated Victorian author who happily clogs my bookshelves, but also a very important figure in the Aesthetic Movement in Britain, one which was dedicated to the artistic pursuit of beauty.
V&A Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty
“You’ve got to know the rules to break them. That’s what I’m here for, to demolish the rules but to keep the tradition.”
The words of Lee McQueen are written across the walls of the V&A’s hotly anticipated show Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, and I attended the press preview this morning to see the exhibition.
Cumberland Art Gallery at Hampton Court Palace
I went to Hampton Court Palace to see the Cumberland Art Gallery – a newly restored suite of rooms housing an inspiring collection of masterpieces by artists – including what may be Caravaggio’s earliest surviving painting, Rembrandt’s self-portrait aged 36 and portraits by Hans Holbein the Younger.
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