The famed ‘Sunk Garden‘
at Great Dixter
Great Dixter Sunk Garden Photo Copyright © Alice Joyce
Click here to read a Reprise of my Springtime visit to this iconic English Garden…
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Memories gathered from our travels continue to give pleasure long after we’ve returned home.
 Hadrian's Villa Photo © Alice Joyce In looking back on my sojourns, I enjoy dwelling upon landscapes that captured my imagination, settings that remain in my mind’s-eye as vivid impressions, continuing to enrich my days. As 2011 draws to a close, I’m looking back on historical sights, and also iconic contemporary settings that I highly recommend when planning travel. Are you going to visit Italy? Hadrian’s Villa…
 Bomarzo: Neptune Photo © Alice Joyce
 Keller Fountain Photo © Copyright Alice Joyce Portland is one of the most vibrant, inviting cities in the U.S., and the Ira Keller Fountain should not be missed. The iconic contemporary design of the park’s landscape and fountain is included in the book, 1001 Gardens You Must See Before You Die.
 Dombeya cayeuxii Photo © Alice Joyce The Adamson House in Malibu, California offers immersion in an important period of Americana: The Historic Malibu Potteries. And it’s here, if you time your visit accordingly, that you’ll see the magnificent blooms of Dombeya cayeuxii!
 Kensington Roof Gardens Photo Copyright © Alice Joyce A hidden gem to seek out when your travels take you to London: The Kensington Roof Gardens will surprise and delight! Read more by clicking on the garden links to features on Alice’s Garden Travel Buzz, & stay tuned for more buzzzz… and Happy Holidays!
British Heart Foundation Garden Detail / Photo © Alice Joyce
So much to see and photograph this past Spring at RHS Chelsea. Inevitably, more than a few gardens and horticultural high points slipped through the Chelsea Show features published here on AGTB. Thus, one final post to help sum up my tour of the world’s top flower .. show circa 2011.
Thomas Hoblyn’s design of the Cornish Memories garden for Homebase; awarded a Silver Gilt Medal. Hoblyn called up images of his childhood in Cornwall – of rock pools and coastal flora that inspired a garden highlighted by lush plantings and the sinuous movement of water.
Of the plantings, a Cornus boasted blooms composed of soft-lemon-hued bracts.
Below: Trailfinders Australian Garden designed by Ian Barker and presented by Fleming’s Nurseries. The inspiration for the Silver-Gilt Award design called upon the voyage of The Endeavor, and renowned plant explorer Sir Joseph Banks. The richly planted landscape reflects flora Banks would have collected while traveling from England through the Southern Hemisphere; the pavilion design representing the ship’s sails.
Kinetic Sculpture amid melding of Gunnera, peonies, heuchera, iris and astilbe Photos © Alice Joyce
Circular red stepping stones of translucent resin, steel arches, and a buoyant seating area are enhanced by plantings that include edibles in the Mending Broken Hearts Appeal Garden created by Ann-Marie Powell; sponsored by Brewin Dolphin.
 Photo © Alice Joyce Wood Yew Waste: Presented by the National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies – NW Area. Below: Best Urban Garden Award to Winds of Change designed by Jamie Dunstan / Stockton Drilling Ltd.
 Winds of Change Photo © Alice Joyce Wind turbines, repurposed scrap materials, and a green roof came together in an outstanding garden with an edge to the design. Contemporary Garden Design .. Amazon.com
Going Elemental: David Harber’s living wall employs undulating narrow sheets of steel surrounded by the bright blooms of Bacopa. Rushing water plays over the reflective steel in a sculptural composition by Harber, working with VertiGarden.
Surviving – Cancer Research UK Garden – Robert Myers, Designer / Photos © Alice Joyce
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