Book Review: Natural Selection by Dan Pearson

Posted on 2 November 201721 November 2017 by John

I’ll start, as I start any review of anything, by mentioning that I do not accept freebies or discounted products to review. This includes so-called “review copies” of books. I buy s... Read More

Book Review: “A Gentle Plea for Chaos” by Mirabel Osler

Posted on 28 January 201721 November 2017 by John

It’s been a while since I reviewed a book. I read a lot but keep forgetting to make notes or add some of those sticky little marker strips as I go along and it then becomes too much of a hassle ... Read More

Book Review: Secret Gardens of the Cotswolds

Posted on 19 February 201621 November 2017 by John

All gardens are linked to people. The more famous include Great Dixter and Christopher Lloyd, Sissinghurst and Vita Sackville-West, and Hidcote and Laurence Johnston. In my review of Victoria Summerle... Read More

Book Review: Of Rhubarb and Roses (The Telegraph Book of the Garden)

Posted on 5 February 201621 November 2017 by John

These days I watch very little television unless a programme comes from a Scottish garden or has a Dan in it. I like Dans – Dan Snow, Dan Jones, Dan Cruikshank present some pretty decent history pro... Read More

Book Review: Great Gardens of London

Posted on 29 January 201621 November 2017 by John

Victoria Summerley and I first came across each other, in the electronic sense, thanks to a lawnmower. We exchanged a load of Bosch, mutually appreciating the wonders of battery powered lawn mowers in... Read More