http://www.ft.com/arts/columnists/robinlanefoxhttp://www.ft.com/rss/arts/columnists/robinlanefoxFT.com - Robin Lane Foxen© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2008. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.support@ft.comSat, 23 Aug 2008 01:24 BSTThu, 28 Aug 2008 07:19:33 BSTNewspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/arts/columnists/robinlanefox(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b20831d8-6f1a-11dd-a80a-0000779fd18c.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b20831d8-6f1a-11dd-a80a-0000779fd18c.htmlGive your outdoor space a second wind, hints Robin Lane Fox, by intelligently cutting back and deadheading old flowers and leaves for a perennial gardenSat, 23 Aug 2008 01:24 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/35513910-6997-11dd-91bd-0000779fd18c.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/35513910-6997-11dd-91bd-0000779fd18c.htmlRobin Lane Fox marvels at the bold vision of 'anti-ordinariness' brought to life by one of France's most famous interior decorators in a 30-hectare, 17th-century garden in the heart of Normandy – an ignored landscape restoration of Hadrianic scale that alludes to the classic past at every turnSat, 16 Aug 2008 00:53 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5f4d047c-6417-11dd-844f-0000779fd18c.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5f4d047c-6417-11dd-844f-0000779fd18c.htmlThe renewed popularity of yellow for borders in August prompts Robin Lane Fox to try out new combinations, but never with the banished pink of Busy LizziesSat, 9 Aug 2008 01:30 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5cb2af1c-5ea1-11dd-b354-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5cb2af1c-5ea1-11dd-b354-000077b07658.htmlA garden recommendation leads Robin Lane Fox to a haven in a little-known corner of Paris, where he confirms his belief that complex inner meanings do not work in public spacesSat, 2 Aug 2008 01:55 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d1047c8a-59db-11dd-90f8-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d1047c8a-59db-11dd-90f8-000077b07658.htmlRobin Lane Fox travels the world in Hadrian's footsteps at the British Museum's exhibition that depicts the emperor's major buildings through reconstructed modelsSat, 26 Jul 2008 02:09 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e2474672-5917-11dd-a093-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e2474672-5917-11dd-a093-000077b07658.htmlFrank and Margery Lawley's modest creation 30 years in the making is patterned with harmonious paths and pre-planned to run through the varying colour-phases of the day, says Robin Lane Fox Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:01 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7a5d773e-539f-11dd-8dd2-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7a5d773e-539f-11dd-8dd2-000077b07658.htmlIn that classic for gardeners, 'The Man Who Loved Islands', DH Lawrence observes how islands confine us in space but cause our minds to range freely, says Robin Lane Fox Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:02 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/250e366c-4e16-11dd-820e-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/250e366c-4e16-11dd-820e-000077b07658.htmlRobin Lane Fox explores cultivating some crops the supermarkets neglect such as sorrel, which can transform a simple dish and, when added to omelette, puzzles even serious food boresSat, 12 Jul 2008 01:30 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/51c27c9e-48a4-11dd-a851-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/51c27c9e-48a4-11dd-a851-000077b07658.htmlA book about country houses in the early 20th century enlarges Robin Lane Fox's sense of landscape gardening history and the origins of what now seem like new fashionsSat, 5 Jul 2008 01:19 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ed8910fc-431d-11dd-81d0-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ed8910fc-431d-11dd-81d0-0000779fd2ac.htmlRobin Lane Fox, who appreciates the kind, cool start to the bedding season, says mixed weather has been beneficial for English gardenersSat, 28 Jun 2008 02:21 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/54a9a626-3d9b-11dd-bbb5-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/54a9a626-3d9b-11dd-bbb5-0000779fd2ac.htmlFor Robin Lane Fox, the season's essence is to be found in the garden. From exotic roses to fast-growing Campanulas, he selects the plants and flowers that give off the right moodSat, 21 Jun 2008 02:25 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e3e600d2-3823-11dd-aabb-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e3e600d2-3823-11dd-aabb-0000779fd2ac.htmlRobin Lane Fox is ready to wait for a year or two to be entranced by the 'multitude loveliness' of wild plants in the botanical heavens of Sichuan, Yunnan and elsewhere in ChinaSat, 14 Jun 2008 01:26 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/77c35f40-32a0-11dd-9b87-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/77c35f40-32a0-11dd-9b87-0000779fd2ac.htmlRobin Lane Fox applauds the rose for its charm and ability to cope with the absence of English winters and the erratic sequence of dry and wet springsSat, 7 Jun 2008 02:18 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6e371d4c-2d17-11dd-88c6-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6e371d4c-2d17-11dd-88c6-000077b07658.htmlAt the moment, young plants of diascia are looking very appealing to Robin Lane Fox and while boxes of trailing lobelia and bidens look drab by comparison, they are even better buysSat, 31 May 2008 03:01 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/732168b6-2796-11dd-b7cb-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/732168b6-2796-11dd-b7cb-000077b07658.htmlThis year's Chelsea Flower Show drew in stylish British designers as well as new stars from far away, refuting any sweeping judgment that it is going downhill, writes Robin Lane Fox Sat, 24 May 2008 01:52 BST