The Garden Photographer
Welcome! my name is Mark Bolton and I photograph and write about gardens and plants, mostly for editorial or commercial clients. I am passionate about gardening in my little cottage garden, and live in South Devon, near to the sea.
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WHAT IS A COTTAGE GARDEN?
WHAT IS A COTTAGE GARDEN?
What actually is a cottage garden? Historically, it seems the term first arose in literature in around the mid eighteenth century, and then, as the lot in life of the peasant worker changed and slowly got better,...
Chelsea Flower Show 2026
Well, they’re on the news, they’re in the papers and they’re plastered across social media… garden gnomes at Chelsea Flower Show. And Range Rovers. And David Beckham. WHATEVER NEXT?? To be honest, after 25 years going to the ‘biggest and be...
Mapperton Gardens, Dorset
Tucked away amongst the gentle rolling hills of Dorset, near Beaminster, Mapperton Gardens is a peaceful 15-acre garden celebrated recently in The English Garden magazine. In summer, this remarkable Grade II* listed Italianate garden comes...
The stars of the 'A New Cottage Garden'
A New Cottage Garden was published two years ago and is in its second print, available from Gemini Publishing, either at your local bookshop or on Amazon. This is an extract from the ‘Early Summer’ section and is a ‘snapshot’ from the garde...
Extract from ‘A New Cottage Garden’
This is an extract from my recent book published by Gemini (second print run now)… it’s a shortened version but i thought it might be useful (and fun!) to read. I took all the images and wrote it all myself; a labour of love, taking up two...
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My name is Mark Bolton, and I'm a garden and plant photographer working for editorial clients. I wrote and photographed a book about my own garden in 2024, 'A New Cottage Garden', which is now in its second print run. I live in South Devon.
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