Welcome to the GVAG Blog

Good news!

I’m pleased to share good news on two subjects. First, the French language version of the Glen Villa Art Garden website is now up and running! Many people whose first language is French search the website for information about the garden and events that are taking place. While this blog will remain available in English…

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Announcing — drum roll, please!

Glen Villa has a new website! No longer Site and Insight, the place to go for garden news and reviews is now   Glen Villa Art Garden       On this new site you will find the same write-ups of gardens I visit around the world and the same punchy opinions and commentary about…

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Garden Sparking in Austin, Texas

Last week I was in Austin, Texas to give one of my favourite talks, about using art in a garden. I was there as part of a series  called Garden Spark, arranged by writer and gardener extraordinaire, Pam Penick. (You can find her regular blogs at www.penick.net/digging) The talk was held outdoors at Barton Springs…

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Garden Gates

My first blog post appeared in January, 2013. I had so much to say then, so many thoughts about gardens and garden design, that for many years I posted weekly. Recently my posts have been fewer and farther between, not because I have less to say but because other work has been more pressing. I…

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End of Month Review

Many garden writers include a post at the end of every month that chronicles what has happened in their gardens in the weeks before. I’ve just finished reading one from England that turns me green with envy. So many blooms to write about, so much to enjoy. Not for me. A view onto my garden,…

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