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Behind the Privet Hedge

Michael Gilson

Gardens, landscape, history, culture, bit of journalism

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It's the Margo and Jerry versus Tom and Barbara Good Life garden face-off

Deep in suburbia: The Goods on the left and the Leadbetters on the right

Dear Middlesex, dear vanished country friend,

Your neighbour, London, killed you in the end

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11 days ago
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The Princess of Wales summons a conference of 'gardening lords' and history is made

Magdalen College in 1821 with the entrance to Addison Walk named after the polymath and at the start of the walks that changed garden history

It must have been one helluva meeting. It’s a good question as to whether there’s ever been a mor...

18 days ago
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Dazzling hues and fragrant scents: the garden as a sanctuary while all around is murder

My secret garden at Santa Catalina

I wander the narrow lanes of the monastery. Everywhere I turn the blazing magentas of a million geraniums sear the retinas.

The sun warms the indigo blue, ochre and terracotta colour-washed walls built o...

25 days ago
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Welcome to the dismal new 'exec' housing estates where the SUVs muscle out the snapdragons

The Highgrove estate springing up in West Sussex

We need to talk about Highgrove. No not the King’s country pile and gardens in Gloucestershire. Maybe that’s for another time.

This Highgrove is a new 300-home development on the outskirts...

a month ago
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Why it's time to retire Monty Don and the BBC's potting shed porn programme

Monty Don and contractually required dog in his garden: BBC Studios

I think I might be taking a risk with some of you this week but I feel like I need to get this off my chest.

You see I’m sick of BBC TV’s flagship Gardeners’ World.

Behi...

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