A couple of websites I have recently re-discovered and which are full of interest if you have any downtime amidst the festive chaos:

Thinking Gardens
http://www.thinkingardens.co.uk

a collection of frank reviews, thoughts on contemporary gardens and gardening

and

Parks and Gardens UK
http://www.parksandgardens.ac.uk/

a rather nerdy, partly academic site that collates historic gardens big and small, private and oublic. Detailed searches mean you can specifically look for gardens from certain eras (1968 - 2000 for example!), of certain styles, or by certain (often blissfully obscure) individuals.
Must get Abbey Gardens up there soon!

Posted December 24, 2009 17:44 by Karen Guthrie