Sofias Country Gardens

This summer I went all in with Allium giganteum, and what a show it was! Last years bulbs returned, and the ones I planted in autumn...

Last autumn my wonderful godfathers sent me a survival pack from Holland, and of course a Dutch survival pack contains nothing but the...

One of the great pleasures in life is travelling in springtime. Travelling is mostly wonderful, but I find that travelling in spring is...

During the last decades there has been an alarming decline in bee populations caused by a combination of climate change, habitat loss,...

Ever since I first started gardening while in my twenties, I have always gone down the organic route. As I had the choice, I decided to...

Cawdor Castle dates from the late 14th century, when it was built as a private fortress by Thanes of Cawdor. It lies in the pictures...

One of the great joys of being in the country is observing the wildlife, and I have a never ending fascination with how interlaced the...

While travelling through the Sacred Valley in Peru, we spent a delightful day visiting Maria and Josef del Pilars wonderful corn farm...

I love to visit botanical gardens when I travel, and actually it is a hobby of mine to collect botanical gardens from all over the world....

As far as garden inspiration goes, I think that hotel gardens are a vastly underrated source of ideas and inspiration. I guess we take...

In late October last year I went for a long weekend to see my friends Didi and Marc in Suffolk. They live in a lovely house with origins...

Last summer I went for a weeks holiday to Sweden. It is one of my favourite travel destinations, and I always take a day or two to enjoy...