The classic Janey Auchincloss design at Suffolk’s Holm House has been developed by the property’s new owners and is now maturing beautifully alongside a more recently acquired six-acre wildflower meadow with a tranquil lake at its heart. Barbara Segall’s article was published in the January 2022 edition of The English Garden magazine.
Ringing all the bells! An article on campanulas for Garden News magazine
Versatile campanulas will work everywhere, from the back of borders to hanging baskets, writes Barbara Segall for Garden News (3 July 2021). Campanulas, or bellflowers, come in a range of heights, from ground-level scramblers to tall and stately back-of-the-border favourites. There are more than 450 species, so there’s bound to be one or two that…
How to Create a Herb Garden Filled with Scent and Colour for Candide Gardening app
How to make a herb garden from scratch with information about preparing your space and choosing and buying your plants and design (including for small spaces) for the Candide Gardening app and website.
Inner Sanctum: Janey Auchincloss’s hidden garden, for The English Garden
By adding a contemporary studio building alongside Edwardian Grove Cottage in Suffolk, designer Janey Auchincloss and her husband John have been left with a hidden, cloistered space in which they have created a sheltered garden filled with flamboyant delights. Barbara Segall’s article is published in the Spring 2021 edition of The English Garden magazine.
Faith, Hope and Charity: Fullers Mill, for The English Garden
Barbara Segall explores Bernard Tickner’s former garden at Fullers Mill in Suffolk, which is now cared for by horticultural charity Perennial and maintained in harmony with its creator’s vision. Barbara Segall’s article is published in the March 2021 edition of The English Garden magazine.
Cottage Industry, for The English Garden
Naturalistic planting has softened the framework of this former working farmyard in Worcestershire where Kim and Rob Hurst run The Cottage Herbery. Barbara Segall’s article is published in the January 2021 edition of The English Garden magazine.
The Show Goes On: Ulting Wick, for The English Garden
Ulting Wick in Essex is known for its spring displays of tulips, but Philippa Burrough’s garden is just as colourful in autumn, when dahlias and exotic foliage reach their peak. Barbara Segall’s article is published in the October 2020 edition of The English Garden magazine.
My Favourite Place, for Garden News magazine
Barbara Segall, author of Secret Gardens of East Anglia, tells Garden News (11 July 2020) about Helmingham Hall Gardens in Suffolk. ‘No matter how often I go, it never fails to be lovely,’ she says.
A Blaze of Blooms for Country Living magazine
My piece on Tinkers Green Farm in Essex, where crisp lawns, clipped box and flamboyant borders create a glorious union of formality and exuberance. Published in Country Living magazine, June 2020.
I wouldn’t be without… For The Garden magazine
My piece on why I treasure the old-fashioned turquoise-blue china vase my Scottish grandmother gave me as a child was published in the January 2019 issue of RHS’s The Garden magazine. First published in The Garden, magazine of the RHS, January 2019. rhs.org.uk