Jul 12, 2017 | Mickey's Blog, Out & About, Special Events
Dedicated to the ‘art, architecture and gardens of medieval Europe’, I was first on a mission to visit The Met Cloisters some 20 years ago when my fascination with both medieval gardens and willow structures was at its peak. Despite the...
Jun 11, 2017 | Mickey's Blog, Out & About
And so the char-è-banc moved on…..to George Washington’s Mount Vernon Mansion and Grounds, with expansive views over the Potomac River. Once again I could wax lyrical about the interior, presented as it is to look as it would have at...
Jun 10, 2017 | Mickey's Blog, Out & About
How iconic is this image? I’m sure you will recognise it…..Thomas Jefferson’s Garden Pavillion at Monticello! I have dreamed of visiting two of the most important Kitchen Gardens in the world (in my humble opinion) for almost thirty...
Jun 9, 2017 | Mickey's Blog, Out & About
I just can’t resist dropping in a couple of images of a favourite London space that naughtily we hide out in for a few nights on each visit. Although the weather was perfectly glorious this time, it doesn’t matter how gloomy it may be outside, the...
Jun 8, 2017 | Mickey's Blog, Out & About
So as I said…..I was on my way to the Chelsea Flower Show…..where I thought the Seedilp Garden designed by Dr Catherine MacDonald, featuring ‘species from The Art of Distillation’ in the Artisan section to be the most beguiling...
Jun 7, 2017 | Mickey's Blog, Out & About, Special Events
I know it’s been such an age since posting here on the blog. For those who were regular followers, I do apologise. A combination of the book, a gazillion more events at Glenmore House, and perhaps the arrival of Instagram (which is a much...
