I have spent much of the last year photographing at Gravetye Manor in East Sussex. What a joy it’s been. I have done a series of shoots for one of the garden magazines and have also been involved in shooting some interiors for the hotel itself. Alongside this, I have been photographing for a book due to be published in 2024 about cottage gardens, and if you know your cottage gardening you will know that William Robinson, who lived here for much of the early part of the twentieth century, was a major figure in popularising that style of gardening. It’s a beautifully planted garden and the current gardener, Tom Coward, has done a fabulous job keeping the ethos of Robinson, whilst also paying heed to the needs of a modern garden. He and his team have also been a help when it comes to my own efforts in the garden; It never ceases to amaze me how much I don’t know about gardening! despite having been quite obsessed for many years…

If you would like to see any of the recent garden images at Gravetye Manor, please do let me know (there are some on the website, but I can send samples if you like). And if you are after Hotel Photography, do check out my web site, and many thanks for reading this! Have a great week, Mark