After such a fantastic day yesterday..discovered two amazing private gardens that have never opened! I returned home to discover that my garden has exploded into red…

The new Hortus has a glowing 3-page review of my book ‘Englands Gardens.A Modern History’: ‘Parker leaves his reader with an appetite for more,a refreshed eye,and a list of exciting new gardens,large and small,to be visited.It is invigorating,optimistic and uplifting

After such a fantastic day yesterday..discovered two amazing private gardens that have never opened! I returned home to discover that my garden has exploded into red…

I am utterly obsessed with these Gudoshnik tulips..unfortunately the heads are so heavy they eventually flop over..they fill my palm with glorious colourful petals..magnificent BBC Gardeners World BBC Gardeners' World Mag

Thank you..I have had an amazing reaction to my post about Iford Manor ..thrilled you have loved it so much. So here are a few more photos from another more recent visit..looking so beautifully floriferous and colourful BBC Gardeners World BBC Gardeners' World Mag Carol Klein

Thank you..I have had an amazing reaction to my post about Iford Manor ..thrilled you have loved it so much. So here are a few more photos from another more recent visit..looking so beautifully floriferous and colourful BBC Gardeners World BBC Gardeners' World Mag Carol Klein

The stuff of dreams..Sussex House was built by renowned architect Geoffrey Bateman in 1965..an era characterised by an emphasis on volume,asymmetrical shapes and minimal ornamentation. Best of all the lines materials and levels of the garden reflect the house..designed as a whole

The stuff of dreams..Sussex House was built by renowned architect Geoffrey Bateman in 1965..an era characterised by an emphasis on volume,asymmetrical shapes and minimal ornamentation. Best of all the lines materials and levels of the garden reflect the house..designed as a whole

I am utterly obsessed with these Gudoshnik tulips..unfortunately the heads are so heavy they eventually flop over..they fill my palm with glorious colourful petals..magnificent BBC Gardeners World BBC Gardeners' World Mag

One of the most significant gardens of England..Iford Manor is the masterpiece and one-time home created by Harold Peto which never fails to impress..in the sunshine you are transported back to glorious Italy!How I remember visiting so many times with Peto expert Robin Whalley..

One of the most significant gardens of England..Iford Manor is the masterpiece and one-time home created by Harold Peto which never fails to impress..in the sunshine you are transported back to glorious Italy!How I remember visiting so many times with Peto expert Robin Whalley..

Utterly addicted to ‘Feud. Capote v. The Swans’..a stunning depiction of the falling out of Truman Capote played immaculately by Tom Hollander and his beloved socialite friends..played with great style by Naomi Watts, Chloë Sevigny, Calista Flockhart Demi Moore and Diane Lane..

Got some beautiful plants for the new border from @cardiffplantfair ..but for now I am enjoying the details of spring..

What a glorious day yesterday..beginning with Record Store Day at Spillers..then on to the opening of the Cardiff Plant Fair at Bute Park which was full of great plants…then a new garden..a much quieter day today..currently sat in my garden with a great pot of coffee..

What a glorious day yesterday..beginning with Record Store Day at Spillers..then on to the opening of the Cardiff Plant Fair at Bute Park which was full of great plants…then a new garden..a much quieter day today..currently sat in my garden with a great pot of coffee..

On another glorious day..there really is only one artist..his use of colour and capturing of light will always fill my heart..an artist I reference more than any other in my lectures…the genius that is David Hockney..

A piece in The Saturday in The Telegraph..remember this Jack Wallington ? Five years ago now…the journey begins..and they are still great recommendations..

The controversial painter Emil Nolde was one of the first Expressionists, a member of Die Brücke, he was a great experimenter of colour.. known for his violent religious works and his foreboding landscapes…he was utterly deft in capturing the flowers he grew..at Seebull..

The controversial painter Emil Nolde was one of the first Expressionists, a member of Die Brücke, he was a great experimenter of colour.. known for his violent religious works and his foreboding landscapes…he was utterly deft in capturing the flowers he grew..at Seebull..

On another glorious day..there really is only one artist..his use of colour and capturing of light will always fill my heart..an artist I reference more than any other in my lectures…the genius that is David Hockney..