Sandy Felton talks to garden designer Philippa Pearson about her passion for colour and 'catwalk' glamour in the border.

Spend five minutes with Philippa Pearson and you quickly realise that you are in the company of an experienced and passionate plantswoman. Based in Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire, where she runs her garden design business, Philippa has worked in horticulture for over 10 years and like several of her contempories came into horticulture from a totally unrelated background.

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Sandy Felton talks to Xa Tollemache about her forthcoming lecture at the United States Botanic Garden and her philosophy on a 'Garden Well-Placed.'

If you visit the United States Botanic Garden, (USBG) Washington DC, between now and the 5th June 2011, you can enjoy an inspirational journey through the landscape design and land art of Scotland by photographer Allan Pollok-Morris. The exhibition 'Close – A Journey in Scotland' features work from artists and garden makers including Andy Goldsworthy, Arabella Lennox-Boyd, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Antony Gormley and Xa Tollemache.

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