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For our English readers Isabelle van Groeningen is writing an English language blog post every month
Foliage contrast for shade
I so love my little garden, my precious green patch. Right now more than ever as it is such a precious lush jungle. A welcome green lung that seems to help protect us from the heat and dust that hangs … Weiterlesen
Poorly drained Soils
Last night’s book launch of Gabriella Pape’s new book Gebrauchsanweisung fürs Gärtnern was an idyllic event: over 70 people were sitting on the lawn under our beautiful Weymouth pine bathed in glorious evening sunlight by 22° C. One of the … Weiterlesen
Primulas
It is hard to believe, but it really does seem to be true: after the weeks of turbulent weather with snowfall, frosts and unpleasantly cold winds, we finally seem to have turned a corner. Almost overnight we have switched the … Weiterlesen
Tresco Abbey Garden – Scilly Isles
It is not the first time we have escaped the long, cold Berlin winters to visit Cornwall in late February, early March. We’ve had a whole week of mildest sunny weather, with lunch-time temperatures of 18-20°C enabling us to have … Weiterlesen
Kickstarting the new year with Hamamelis!
Bringing hope during the darkest time of year I was lucky: I had the great fortune of growing up with Hamamelis also known as Witchhazels: Big characterful shrubs that would fill the winter air with their incredible perfume. My father … Weiterlesen
Flowering presents: Hippeastrum
At this time of year, they appear everywhere in floral decorations and on people’s windowsills: Amaryllis, or more correctly named Hippeastrum, or as we affectionately call them here at the Garden Academy Hippies. They originate from South and Central America … Weiterlesen
Wrapping up the garden for winter
As cold, damp November weather creeps into our lives, the Garden Academy enters one of its busiest phases of the year. Inside the preparations for the big annual advents’ display are well under way,
