Thursday, 14 July 2016

Favourite Gardens - Heale House

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I first visited the gardens of Heale House near Salisbury over 25 years ago and remember them - and the glorious C16th house - as par...
Saturday, 9 July 2016

Favourite Writings - Bernard Levin on a Wexford Opera

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On a memorable performance of Spontini's La Vestale, by Bernard Levin 1979 was The Year of the Missing Lemon Juice. The Theatre Roya...
Sunday, 3 July 2016

on form at Ashtall Manor

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I visited Ashtall Manor for the on form sculpture exhibition two years ago and found it and the Bannerman-designed garden beautiful. V...
Monday, 27 June 2016

Favourite Poems - No Man Is An Island

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This famous poem, written by John Dunne in 1624, was read out on stage at Glastonbury by PJ Harvey in June 2016 following the Refere...
Tuesday, 24 May 2016

Chelsea Flower Show 2016

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Chelsea Flower Show 2016 was as interesting as ever, both for the superb show gardens (especially the 'Best In Show' Telegraph g...
Saturday, 21 May 2016

Favourite Gardens - West Green

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West Green near Hartley Whitney is a beautiful 1720's house with a somewhat scarred past (brutal first owner Gen Henry Hartley and ...
Wednesday, 18 May 2016

Favourite Sculptures - the Garden Gallery

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Rachel Bebb's wonderful Garden Gallery in Broughton held a private view for the latest summer exhibition of sculptures called ...
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Monday, 16 May 2016

The Manor at Upton Grey

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      The  Manor House at Upton Grey  is an Arts & Craft house with a beautiful garden carefully restored by Rosamund Wallinger and...
Wednesday, 23 March 2016

Favourite Gardens - Hinton Ampner

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'At Hinton, I am inclined to believe that the most attractive area is the sward of plain grass between the church and the house with...
Friday, 4 March 2016

Favourite Paintings - Hilma af Klint

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Hilma af Klint - Group IV No 3 The Ten Largest -  Youth 1907 A Swedish artist and Theosophist who I had never heard of until the exhibi...