The Garden Clinic

Postcard from the garden world

18 March, 2021 | Ross Tours

See what's happening in the world of Ross Garden Tours this spring

Postcards from recent Ross Tours

18 March, 2021 | Robin Powell, Michael McCoy, Sandra Ross

For 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

18 March, 2021 | Linda Ross, Michael McCoy, Sandra Ross & Robin Powell

Views, 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.

Roberto Burle Marx

18 March, 2021 | Sandra Ross

Sandra visits the house and garden of the highly influential tropical garden designer Roberto Burle Marx and is inspired by his artistry.

Scandinavia

18 March, 2021 | Sandra Ross

Sandra 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.

Shanghai's fascinating atmosphere stems from its long history. It was a trading centre as early as 960 AD. It was here that the European trading powers of the 19th century established themselves in the East.

Singapore - a city in a garden

18 March, 2021 | Robin Powell

In search of more information on Singapore’s best garden, history, food and cultural experiences - and a great itinerary - we headed to the Garden City, and this is what we found.

Sissinghurst

18 March, 2021 | Linda Ross and Michael McCoy

One of the world’s most influential and visited gardens, Sissinghurst, is undergoing a change, as Vita Sackville-West’s grandson Adam Nicolson wrestles with the integrity of the garden and its surroundings. Linda Ross reports.

The Lingering Garden

18 March, 2021 | Linda Ross

In the heart of the frenzied bustle of modern Shanghai is an altogether different thrill, the 450-year old Garden of Leisurely Repose. Linda Ross visits.

The List: Our top 7 favourite hotels

18 March, 2021 | Linda Ross

A great holiday isn’t just about where you go and what you see, it’s also defined by where you stay. So when we plan a tour we don’t just look for the most exciting gardens, we also search out great hotels.

The new upside of gardening

18 March, 2021 | Kate Neale and Michael Casey The show gardens at Singapore's first-ever Horticulture Show earlier this year blurred the boundary between the natural and built environment and introduced us to a whole new place to garden - the ceiling! Read More