Spending a holiday in an usual or historic building can add a different dimension to a break away from home.
You become immersed in the history and sense of the place and can find yourself enjoying buildings that normally you would never be able to visit let alone stay in.
Thanks to The Landmark Trust, founded in 1965 by the late Sir John Smith and Lady Smith, such a holiday is now a reality. Landmark is a charity that rescues historic buildings, restores them and saves them from neglect and then lets them for holidays. Since its foundation, the charity has saved and restored 190 Landmarks, not only bringing them to new life through restoration and preservation but at the same time providing a unique holiday experience so that others can enjoy them also.
Read more: The Landmark Trust - add a different dimension to your holiday
Every year Laurent-Perrier can be relied upon to produce an award winning garden at RHS Chelsea. For 2012 they will be representing the art of fine craftsmanship with the Laurent-Perrier Bicentenary Garden, designed by Arne Maynard. The garden is inspired by Laurent-Perrier's 200 year heritage of time honoured methods and reputation for creating pioneering champagnes and will showcase exacting attention to detail with traditional and contemporary elements to display an everlasting elegance.
Arne is returning to RHS Chelsea after a 12 year absence – in 2000 in collaboration with Piet Oudolf he achieved Best in Show. - He makes his welcome return with a garden which promises to be a ‘real’ garden with a design that will sustain its splendour all year round. In a true situation the garden is one which would provide a regular supply of cut flowers for the house.
Read more: Laurent-Perrier brings a Timeless Elegance to RHS Chelsea
February sees the release of a number of new gardening books from publishers Timber Press. With topics from Heirloom Vegetables, Small Space Container Gardening and Cactus, there is sure to be something to interest gardeners on both sides of the Atlantic.
'The Gardener’s Guide to Cactus' by Scott Calhoun introduces a tempting 'peek' into a sometimes overlooked species. It features a 100 of the most interesting and versatile North American cactus species, in a neat and easy to follow layout.
Cactus represent nearly a quarter of all succulent plant species, grow in diverse habitats and if you choose the right species, they will be tolerant of harsh conditions.
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has announced the finalists in the 2012 Britain in Bloom UK Finals. Over 1,000 entries were received for this year’s campaign from which 73 finalists have been selected.RHS Britain in Bloom is the nation's largest environmental campaign and involves more than 200,000 volunteers. It's a campaign that touches all our lives bringing together communities to enhance the look, feel and pride of a place, through gardening and environmental projects.
To reward outstanding achievement in the garden and landscape design profession, the Society of Garden Designers (SGD) is launching a new, annual awards programme, in association with Lorenz Von Ehrens.
Covering all aspects of design, from private domestic gardens to engaging public spaces, the SGD Awards are dedicated to rewarding excellence among landscape and garden designers.
The Awards will be open to Members of the SGD only with the majority open to Fellows (FSGD) and fully registered members (MSGD) of the Society.
In addition, four of the Awards will be open to pre-registered Members and there will be a single Award for student members.
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