Now here’s plant porn on an apartment rooftop that achieves a people migration from the tele-sofa to the outside, with new water-proofing, brick beds and best fit planting. Continue reading
Tag Archives: outdoor room
Singapore Garden Festival
There’s been a little run on garden festival reviews in GardenDrum lately but when I read that the Singapore Garden Festival is being held again this month I thought it would be a good time to review the last one which was held in 2010. Continue reading
Impressions of Chelsea 2011 & 2012
Over the last couple of years my overwhelming impression is of a gardening culture desperately looking for a more naturalistic style. Wildflower meadows and cottage gardens featuring a wide diversity of simpler flowers were a feature of many of the show gardens. Continue reading
Boston Flower Show a beauty
The Boston Flower Show open through March 18th stimulates all your senses. I’ve so many great photos of beautiful garden rooms with lovely details Continue reading
Top 10 most annoying garden buzzwords & catchphrases
It’s time to reflect back on 2011 and make a list! Most of these annoying phrases have been around for longer than one year, of course, but since this is my first Continue reading
100 Gardens book launch
On Thursday night I went to a book launch, and on Friday morning I was still feeling on a bit of a high. Who would think that a book launch would be able to leave you feeling uplifted on the following day? Well, this one did! It was Jamie Durie presenting his latest book called 100 Gardens, showcasing 50 new gardens and another 50 that had been seen in his earlier publications. Continue reading


