Horticulture with HackettThe new gardener at RHS Garden Wisley.Good golly Miss Molly!Apr 10, 2017Apr 10, 2017
Horticulture with HackettRiver RunningA quiet reliance on tea through the day and misfortune in Scrabble — these are just two things I have in common with my Mum and my Granny…Apr 6, 2017Apr 6, 2017
Horticulture with HackettThe Tower of Cedars.May the day never come that I am not exhilarated to be flying at 500mph, thousands of feet above ground. I hope I never get used to being…Feb 3, 2017Feb 3, 2017
Horticulture with HackettDonard Forest.Jammie-dodger ice cream: it exists, spread the word! Spread the word! After my first coneful on Sunday afternoon, I must admit I’m almost…Feb 3, 2017Feb 3, 2017
Horticulture with HackettTate Modern.I am so thrilled, and so excited, to say that my little sister Flora has become a travel writer. Sadly she can’t stow her family in her…Jan 3, 20171Jan 3, 20171
Horticulture with Hackett‘Planet Earth’.With my country voting to leave the European Union and the United States imploding politically, it seems clearer today more than ever how…Nov 25, 2016Nov 25, 2016
Horticulture with HackettThe Dell in autumn, Bodnant Garden.Anyone who has set foot into Bodnant Garden knows that it’s a very special place. You don’t need to have a blog on horticulture or fluency…Nov 25, 2016Nov 25, 2016
Horticulture with HackettThe Mourne Mountains.What a day the Lord God Almighty must have been having when he made the Mourne Mountains! We had six hours here of hard walking, in high…Nov 25, 2016Nov 25, 2016
Horticulture with HackettCastlewellan Forest.I’m certainly no aficionado when it comes to art. As a painter my mother has always taken me along to galleries, so I could name some…Nov 25, 2016Nov 25, 2016
Horticulture with HackettBelfast Botanic Gardens.Irish novelist Forrest Reid, Apostate (1926):Nov 24, 2016Nov 24, 2016