Aristocrat, literary celebrity, ‘Rose Queen’, devoted wife, lesbian, recluse, iconoclast – Vita Sackville-West was many things, but she was never straightforward.
She is perhaps best known as the creator of England’s most-visited gardens, at Sissinghurst Castle. …

Since 1930, Britain has lost a staggering 97% of its traditional meadows. As a response to this major change to the natural landscape, a new wild garden movement is looking to ‘re-wild’ Britain’s nature and …

For Road Trips Gardeners heading across the pond this month, there’s a special event at the Garden Museum, Lambeth Palace Road, London, England.
An exploration of the history of the Red Books of Humphry Repton (1752-1818), …

The life and work of Russell Page (pictured) is on view at the Garden Museum, Lambeth Palace Road, London, England, through June 21, 2015.
Russell Page (1906-1985) is considered one of the greatest garden designers of …

Attending a plant sale overseas is a bittersweet experience for Road Trips Gardeners (since U.S. agriculture regulations prohibit us from carrying plants and seeds back to the States), but, oh! what a wonderful experience nonetheless.
The …

It’s a tropical extravaganza in the Princess of Wales Conservatory at Kew Gardens just outside London, England.
The Alluring Orchids show is now in progress (open until March 8, 2015).
It’s a “floral feast to seduce the …

“Inspiring Kew“, an exhibition at the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, ngland, reveals the ways Kew has been a source of inspiration, from the creation of …

Heading across the pond next month, Road Trips Gardener? Consider scheduling a stop at the Autumn Flower Show at Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, sponsored by the North of England Horticultural Society and held at the …

Special to Road Trips for Gardeners
This summer, immerse yourself in nature’s healing sanctuary, ‘Plantasia’, at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England, and experience the stimulating, transformative power of plants: from barefoot walking trails and …

How about this, Road Trips Gardeners: a wildlife garden built entirely of LEGOs.
You’ll have to take a jaunt across the pond to see it, though. It’s a project of the LEGOLAND Windsor Resort, Winkfield Road, …