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Tag Archives: Tom Stuart Smith

Marrakech: The Riads and Le Jardin Secret

Posted on June 24, 2026 by Karen Blaylock
The Riads Marrakech

    Marrakech is a city of riads with tranquil courtyard gardens, built around a pool or fountain, and which offers a wonderful antidote to the sensory overload, crowds, dumper trucks, motorcycles and laden donkeys of the medieval Medina. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Morocco | Tagged Le Jardin Secret, Tom Stuart Smith

The Trentham Estate – The Good Developer?

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Karen Blaylock
The Parterre and Lake Beyond

Wearing one of my other hats, I serve on the committee of an amenity society for one of the inner London boroughs. Our job is to vet planning applications and pass on that advice to the planning officers and planning … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardens Archive, UK | Tagged Capability Brown, Duke of Sutherland, Piet Oudolf, St. Modwen, Tom Stuart Smith

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