Travel
7 great ideas from Holland's Floriade
03 March 2015 | Robin PowellOnce a decade the horticultural industry of Holland celebrates with a grand expo called Floriade. Each massive event is held in a different place and in 2012 it was carved out of a forest near Venlo, close to the Dutch border with Germany. Ideas? Well it had a few!
Read MoreA Taste of Japan
06 March 2015 | Robin PowellThe cherry blossom is divine, but don't miss these other quintessential Japanese experiences, advises Robin Powell.
Read MoreAmazon Lily, Victoria amazonica
13 February 2015 | Robin PowellA virtual tour to the places where the Amazon lily blooms reveals some incredible stories.
Read MoreAustralia's Best Rose Gardens
12 March 2015 | Linda Ross, Robin Powell, Sandra RossNeed to know where to find the best rose gardens in Australia? We've done the hard yards for you, and here they are.
Read MoreBronte House
03 September 2016 | Carla PetitBronte House does not open to the public often. So when the opportunity arises gardeners line up to catch a glimpse of this Sydney treasure. Catch Sandra Ross there at the Spring Open Day, September 18 2016. Carla Petit has been looking after the garden for four years, continuing a tradition of highly skilled gardeners who have cared for this histric house and garden. Here she tell us what's happening.
Read MoreBuenos Aires
14 May 2015 | Graham RossGraham and Sandra were thrilled by the vibrancy and colour of Buenos Aires, where they have been researching a new tour itinerary. Graham shares some of their discoveries.
Read MoreChelsea 2015
12 November 2015 | Robin PowellAfter her first trip to the Chelsea Flower Show Robin Powell gave us her impressions. It was a show that reminded us of the beauty of nature barely gardened, and of gardens tended intensively.
Read MoreChelsea: Graham Ross' Survival Tips
03 March 2015 | Graham RossTips to survive a day at Chelsea.
Read MoreCloudehill
18 March 2015 | Jeremy FrancisJeremy Francis tells the story of his magnificent garden in ‘Cloudehill: A year in the garden’. In this extract he describes how a garden inspired by the golden days of Edwardian Arts and Crafts Design began to take shape in the rich moist soils of the Dandenong Ranges.
Read MoreGarden festival planner: Chaumont-sur-Loire Garden Festival
28 March 2018 | Robin PowellThe Loire Valley is renowned as ‘France’s Garden’, and in summer it hosts an international design festival that imagines the future of gardening.
Read MoreGarden Festival Planner: Floriade
23 August 2017 | Robin PowellIn spring the national capital is all about Floriade. Here’s how to add more gardens to its tulip beds and party atmosphere.
Read MoreGarden Festival Planner: Hampton Court Flower Show
23 October 2017 | Linda RossIf the Chelsea Flower Show is the sophisticated sister, her younger sibling is bigger, more daring - and definitely friendlier.
Read MoreGarden Festival Planner: Nambour
08 March 2017 | Robin PowellGarden lovers flock to Nambour in winter for their fill of new plants, gadgets and ideas. Here’s how to turn a day at the show into a real garden festival.
Read MoreGarden Ideas from Appletern Garden Festival, Holland
26 February 2015 | Robin PowellVisiting Appletern is like having your favourite garden magazine come to life. Around every corner of this vast garden showcase in Holland is a new page offering great ideas for your own garden: design, plants, planting combinations, paving options, sculpture, furniture and more.
Read MoreGarden Road Trip South Coast
16 June 2015 | By Sandra RossWith verdant green dairy country on one side and pristine beaches on the other, the south coast of NSW is gorgeous country. Plan now to visit in spring, when open gardens add to the sights.
Read MoreGarden Road Trip: Adelaide
10 May 2016 | Robin Powell
Adelaide’s roses are a treat in both spring and in autumn, and there is plenty more to discover in a city that loves its gardens.
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Ideas from Singapore
10 December 2016 | Robin PowellWe grabbed some tropical inspiration in Singapore a few months ago when we took two groups of Ross Garden Tours travelers to the biennial Singapore Garden Festival.
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Iguazu Falls
18 March 2015 | Robin PowellIguazu is more than just a waterfall, says an exhilarated Robin Powell
Read MoreIn our garden: Wildwood
25 November 2016 | Sue Tapping and Robin PowelA cool-climate garden of five acres gives Sue and Wayne Tapping room to grow the beauties they love. Here they share what’s keeping them busy this spring
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Into Africa
20 March 2015 | Robin PowellRobin Powell thrills to the sights of the Masai Mara
Read MoreIs Villa Gamberaia the most romantic garden in Italy?
03 March 2015 | Robin PowellWe join a long line of world-weary travellers who have fallen for the charms of Villa Gamberaia hook, line and sinker.
Read MoreItalian Lakes
03 March 2015 | Robin PowellGlamour and romance are the twin themes of a stay in Stressa. Robin Powell took a room with a view and was enchanted.
Read MoreJaipur - The Pink City
24 February 2015 | Peter WhiteheadBustle, colour, beauty and great stories: Peter Whitehead reveals some of the allure of Jaipur, and tells why he can’t wait to take Ross Garden tours first trip to India.
Read MoreJapan in Autumn
20 May 2015 | Graham RossCherry blossom season might make all the headlines but Graham says that in autumn Japan glows with a gentle beauty.
Read MoreJapanese Garden Design Ideas
22 May 2015 | Linda RossJapanese garden design offers some great ideas to gardeners. With a bit of imagination we can incorporate aspects and approaches that enhance our gardens without turning them Japanese
Read MoreJapanese Gardens
18 February 2015 | Robin PowellWe love Japanese gardens so much we visit twice a year: in spring to catch the fleeting magic of the cherry blossom season; and again in autumn when the maples and chrysanthemums are at their best.
Read MoreMacquarie Island
17 March 2015 | Robin PowellHobart’s Botanic Gardens is home to an unusual glasshouse with a collection of plants from Australia’s sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island. Robin Powell wrapped up warm to collect stories from one of the wildest places on earth.
Read MoreMágico Mexico
02 June 2016 |
Three of Mexico’s native plants are behind three of Linda’s favourite things - chocolate, vanilla and tequila - so she was always going to love the place, but how much surprised even her.
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Marqueyssac
13 February 2015 | Sandra RossWhen it comes to box, this iconic French garden thinks outside the square! No flowers, few trees, few paths, but amazing views – and more than 150,000 sculpted box.
Read MoreMatsue
14 February 2018 | Linda RossFlying into Matsue, on the shores of Lake Shinjii, the ground glows green with rice and buckwheat. The area is famous for its soba noodles, ancient samurai houses, moated castle - and a succession of cherry blossom, peonies, azaleas and wisteria through spring.
Read MoreMeet Tom Coward: Head gardener at Gravetye Manor
14 February 2018 | Robin PowellGravetye Manor is the garden of the influential English gardener, William Robinson. Robin Powell spoke to its current head gardener Tom Coward about its historical accuracy and modern excitement.
Read MoreMeet: Tamara Cannon, charity worker
03 March 2015 | Robin PowellGreenhouses are producing life-saving vegetables in the high-altitude desert villages of Ladakh, thanks to the Australian charity Lille Fro. Robin Powell spoke to its founder Tamara Cannon.
Read MoreMonet’s Masterpiece, Giverny
29 March 2016 | Linda Ross
Claude Monet always said his garden was his greatest work. Giverny is both garden and art.
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Old Wesleydale
01 March 2016 | Robin PowellDeb and Scott Wilson make garden magic in Tasmania's stunning Meander Valley.
Outback Bloom
17 March 2015 | Angus StewartThe Australian outback is experiencing a one-in-a-lifetime explosion of exuberant growth and flowering. Birds are flocking to the newly drenched watercourses and brimming lakes, and so are plant lovers. Angus Stewart shares the thrill.
Read MorePerch Hill Farm
20 May 2015 | Linda RossLinda is passionate about growing all her own vegetables at home. So she sought inspiration from England’s great gardener, writer, teacher, and vegetable grower, Sarah Raven.
Read MorePostcards from recent Ross Tours
25 January 2017 | Robin Powell, Michael McCoy, Sandra RossFor the garden traveller 2016 was a huge year. New destinations and lots of old favourites. Here are some of the highlights.
Postcards from the 2017 Tour season
01 February 2018 | Linda Ross, Michael McCoy, Sandra Ross & Robin PowellViews, reports and travel tips from the world of Ross Tours. What a great year we had in 2017, traveling the gardens of the world. Here are some of our most memorable tours.
Read MoreRoberto Burle Marx
15 May 2015 | Sandra RossSandra visits the house and garden of the highly influential tropical garden designer Roberto Burle Marx and is inspired by his artistry.
Read MoreScandinavia
01 June 2015 | Sandra RossSandra has been in travelling though Denmark, Norway and Sweden, preparing the itinerary for next year’s Ross Garden tour. Here she shares a sampler of tastes of high summer in the far north.
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