

Memento Mori: Beauty, Impermanence, and What Endures
A tulip swirls and curls as it withers and dies. As I slowly recover from a year of what Katherine May so perfectly calls “wintering” — following the deaths of my deeply loved parents in quick succession at the end of 2024 and beginning of 2025 — I found myself returning to my Memento Mori series. These images were first created after the deaths of my in-laws, also greatly loved, and also lost within a short space of time. Grief, it seems, has a way of circling back, aski


Small Gardens, Big Impact: How One Devon Village became a Haven for Wildlife
Nestled between the rolling hills of Dartmoor and Devon’s south coast lies the quiet village of Ideford — a place so small it’s easy to miss on a map. Just 80 homes and 350 residents call it home. But what Ideford lacks in size, it more than makes up for in heart — and in hedgehogs, bees, and butterflies. Over the past few years, this unassuming village has become a beacon for the wildlife gardening movement, with 14 homes already awarded Devon Wildlife Trust’s coveted Wildli


Great Ambrook Italian Garden: A Devonshire Rhapsody in Stone and Seed
The Italian Garden is an atmospheric, 'lost' garden deep in the rolling hills of Devon. Come and explore it's unique history and charm...


From Renaissance Splendour to Modern Magnificence; Boboli Gardens in Pictures
The Boboli Gardens are inextricably linked to the Pitti palace, which was originally built by Luca Pitti, a wealthy banker and merchant...


Exploring the Bardini Gardens of Florence
The Bardini Gardens, on the steep Montecuccoli hillside overlooking the city of Florence, set within the Medieval city walls, dates back...



















