Recent blog posts:

• Exhibition: Gardens of East Lothian

  

  04 March 2020

  My new exhibition, ‘Gardens of East Lothian’, is now on at John Muir’s Birthplace in Dunbar and runs until the end of March 2020. It features 14 of this county’s loveliest public and private gardens. Admission is free. Do come along!

• Humbie Dean in ‘The English Garden’

  

  03 February 2020

  My feature article on Humbie Dean, East Lothian, appears in the March 2020 issue of ‘The English Garden’ magazine. If you’re in (or are visiting) East Lothian, do include this garden on your list of places to visit. See www.scotlandsgardens.org for details of open days at Humbie Dean.

• Gardeners’ World Magazine

  

  11 December 2019

  I was delighted to be asked by Gardeners’ World Magazine to contribute to their December issue. As the days are short at this time of year and opportunities in the garden are limited, the magazine’s thoughts turn to summer travel opportunities. Knowing that I specialise in Russian gardens, they invited me to choose a garden in St Petersburg and provide one of my images with a short write-up. And here I am on the page, next to Monty Don.

• Serralves

  

  07 August 2019

  The Serralves park and museum in Porto have long been on my radar, but it was only this spring that I visited for the first time. What a joy. The origin of Serralves Park dates back to 1923 when the Count of Vizela inherited the Quinta do Lordelo estate, the family’s summer residence on the outskirts of Porto. Serralves Villa itself, built in the 1930s, is a unique example of Art Deco architecture. According to the Serralves Foundation website, “the Serralves Garden, as designed by Jacques Gréber, was considered to be one of the first examples of gardening art in Portugal of the first half of the twentieth century”. The park, villa and modern art museum are an absolute must if you’re visiting Porto. The outdoor artworks, particularly those by Joana Vasconcelos, are outstanding, and I also loved the Sky Mirror by Anish Kapoor.

• Back in action

  

  30 July 2019

  I’ve been away from photography for quite a long period (a bad case of frozen shoulder meant that I couldn’t use a camera), but being deprived of it has only increased my enthusiasm. I am most definitely back in action now, planning a new exhibition for next year and seeing various articles into print. It’s good to be back!