Michael Thurlow - Image Gallery

Gallery

I hope that you enjoy viewing this selection of images from my collection of photographs going back over 30 years. I don’t claim to be a brilliant photographer but some of them reflect a time when the pace of life felt a little slower.

Click on a category to view it's images.

Clematis 'Blue Angel' flying high.
A glimpse of summer
Leaf tea anyone?
Crunchy curly kale. Packed full of goodness.
Colourful acers at Westonbirt Arboretum
Traditional parks bedding - Bath2014
Daffodils in springtime at DyffrynGardens, South Wales
Scotch thistle
Potting Shed
Trug full of goodness.
Colourful fresh garden produce grown in your own kitchen garden.
Prairie border
Rose 'Zepherine Drouhin'
A thornless rose and the perfect welcome to your kitchen garden.
Carpets of colour
A well cut lawn and colourful summer bedding are still hard to beat.
Dahlia border
They may scream out at you but they will flower right up until the first frost of Autumn.
Dyffryn Gardens
The traditional herbaceous border. They still look great in the garden. Why not yours?
Tomato house
Over 60 individual cultivars of heritage tomatoes growing here. You should try growing some yourself. My favourite is 'Tommy Toe'.
Early border
'The early bird catches the worm'. Make sure of an early start to enjoy the taste of an early harvest.
Selection of apples
You must try growing Heritage apples of all shapes, sizes, tastes and colour. You won't regret it.
Winter in the Kitchen Garden
Your kitchen garden can be as pretty as a Christmas card.
Christmas table decorations
Make your Christmas table look extra special.
Autumn mists
A kitchen garden in the Autumn can be a very romantic place to work in. The sweet pea sticks add structure.
Apple harvest
Apples you can put onto store for the Winter. They will taste even better in a few months.
Orchard management
I can show you how to renovate a neglected orchard.
Colour & texture good enough to eat Winter kale 'Cavalo di Nero' - 'Nero de Toscana' who cares? Tastes as good as it looks!
Single tier espaliers. Not 'stepovers'.
Allow you to make the best use of every last piece of ground.
Culinary pear 'Catillac' 1500
The longest keeping pear pick it at the end of October to use in the New Year.
Espalier trained culiary pear 'Black Worcester' 1600
The traditional Warden culinary pear that has been grown for over 400 years.
Kitchen Garden
An elevated view of Audley End Kitchen Garden in the Spring. Early Spring just waiting to grow.
Cut flower borders
Pick armfuls of cut flowers from your own cutting border.
Catalyst TV team that produced the hour long BBC2 Gardeners' World Special.
Espalier trained dessert apple 'Lord Burghley' 1834
Grow your own fresh vegetables.
The Walled Kitchen Garden late summer waiting to be harvested.
Make an early start in greenhouse.
Show house display. Foliage and ferns providing the texture and colour.
Flower power. Early Spring display
Fruits, flowers and vegetables. Full productive kitchen garden.
Dessert apple 'Brownlees Russet' 1848
Pumpkins and squashes.
Peach 'Bellegarde' 1732
Late dessert grape 'Lady Downes Seedling'they aren't ready to eat until Christmas.
Dessert apple 'John Standish' 1873
Heritage dessert pear 'Beurre Six' 1845
Iris and paeony border.
Espalier trained pears in blossom.
Wall trained apples, pears and plums. Forced seakale under the pots.

Gallery

Clematis 'Blue Angel' flying high.

A glimpse of summer

Leaf tea anyone?

Crunchy curly kale. Packed full of goodness.

Colourful acers at Westonbirt Arboretum

Traditional parks bedding - Bath2014

Daffodils in springtime at DyffrynGardens, South Wales

Scotch thistle

Potting Shed

Trug full of goodness.

Colourful fresh garden produce grown in your own kitchen garden.

Prairie border

Rose 'Zepherine Drouhin' A thornless rose and the perfect welcome to your kitchen garden.

Carpets of colour A well cut lawn and colourful summer bedding are still hard to beat.

Dahlia border They may scream out at you but they will flower right up until the first frost of Autumn.

Dyffryn Gardens The traditional herbaceous border. They still look great in the garden. Why not yours?

Tomato house Over 60 individual cultivars of heritage tomatoes growing here. You should try growing some yourself. My favourite is 'Tommy Toe'.

Early border 'The early bird catches the worm'. Make sure of an early start to enjoy the taste of an early harvest.

Selection of apples You must try growing Heritage apples of all shapes, sizes, tastes and colour. You won't regret it.

Winter in the Kitchen Garden Your kitchen garden can be as pretty as a Christmas card.

Christmas table decorations Make your Christmas table look extra special.

Autumn mists A kitchen garden in the Autumn can be a very romantic place to work in. The sweet pea sticks add structure.

Apple harvest Apples you can put onto store for the Winter. They will taste even better in a few months.

Orchard management I can show you how to renovate a neglected orchard.

Colour & texture good enough to eat Winter kale 'Cavalo di Nero' - 'Nero de Toscana' who cares? Tastes as good as it looks!

Single tier espaliers. Not 'stepovers'. Allow you to make the best use of every last piece of ground.

Culinary pear 'Catillac' 1500 The longest keeping pear pick it at the end of October to use in the New Year.

Espalier trained culiary pear 'Black Worcester' 1600 The traditional Warden culinary pear that has been grown for over 400 years.

Kitchen Garden An elevated view of Audley End Kitchen Garden in the Spring. Early Spring just waiting to grow.

Cut flower borders Pick armfuls of cut flowers from your own cutting border.

Catalyst TV team that produced the hour long BBC2 Gardeners' World Special.

Espalier trained dessert apple 'Lord Burghley' 1834

Grow your own fresh vegetables.

The Walled Kitchen Garden late summer waiting to be harvested.

Make an early start in greenhouse.

Show house display. Foliage and ferns providing the texture and colour.

Flower power. Early Spring display

Fruits, flowers and vegetables. Full productive kitchen garden.

Dessert apple 'Brownlees Russet' 1848

Pumpkins and squashes.

Peach 'Bellegarde' 1732

Late dessert grape 'Lady Downes Seedling'they aren't ready to eat until Christmas.

Dessert apple 'John Standish' 1873

Heritage dessert pear 'Beurre Six' 1845

Iris and paeony border.

Espalier trained pears in blossom.

Wall trained apples, pears and plums. Forced seakale under the pots.

Rose 'Zepherine Drouhin'
A thornless rose and the perfect welcome to your kitchen garden.

Carpets of colour
A well cut lawn and colourful summer bedding are still hard to beat.

Dahlia border
They may scream out at you but they will flower right up until the first frost of Autumn.

Dyffryn Gardens
The traditional herbaceous border. They still look great in the garden. Why not yours?

Tomato house
Over 60 individual cultivars of heritage tomatoes growing here. You should try growing some yourself. My favourite is 'Tommy Toe'.

Early border
'The early bird catches the worm'. Make sure of an early start to enjoy the taste of an early harvest.

Selection of apples
You must try growing Heritage apples of all shapes, sizes, tastes and colour. You won't regret it.

Winter in the Kitchen Garden
Your kitchen garden can be as pretty as a Christmas card.

Christmas table decorations
Make your Christmas table look extra special.

Autumn mists
A kitchen garden in the Autumn can be a very romantic place to work in. The sweet pea sticks add structure.

Apple harvest
Apples you can put onto store for the Winter. They will taste even better in a few months.

Orchard management
I can show you how to renovate a neglected orchard.

Single tier espaliers. Not 'stepovers'.
Allow you to make the best use of every last piece of ground.

Culinary pear 'Catillac' 1500
The longest keeping pear pick it at the end of October to use in the New Year.

Espalier trained culiary pear 'Black Worcester' 1600
The traditional Warden culinary pear that has been grown for over 400 years.

Kitchen Garden
An elevated view of Audley End Kitchen Garden in the Spring. Early Spring just waiting to grow.

Cut flower borders
Pick armfuls of cut flowers from your own cutting border.