Great to see the early 18th century making the headlines. What about Alexander Pope now? The greatest English poet between Milton and Wordsworth - and one of the British Worthies. GreatBritishGardens 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐞'𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 @Popesgrotto2015 The English Garden @MHrevived

Alexander Pope - the only major figure missing from The Favourite. Isn't it time for a readable biography of this great little man? The Favourite The English Garden W&N Orion Publishing

Published this week - Kiftsgate Court Gardens: Three Generations of Women Gardeners, published by Merrell Publishing. Wonderful pix by Sabine Ruber. Garden open for the NGS on 14 April. FBA The RHS Hugh Merrell @Glosngs Country Life Historic Gardens

Great time to get out and look at National Garden Scheme gardens - full of tulips and apple blossom. This weekend, visit Upton Wold and Kiftsgate Court. See ngs.org.uk. @Glosngs Cotswold Life

And indeed those pix are of my garden, The Gate, Winchcombe, which I'm now opening on Saturday 20 Apri, 2-5pm. Plants and homemade teas for sale.#Glosngs #ngs.org.uk

Should have been opening my garden at The Gate, Winchcombe, next week, but instead here are some pix. Please think of giving to the NGS on: justgiving.com/fundraising/gl… #@Glosngs #NGSOPenGardens The English Garden The Chatty Gardener

I'm fundraising for The National Garden Scheme. Check out my JustGiving page and please donate if you can. Thank you! #JustGiving justgiving.com/fundraising/gl…

The Gate garden is bursting with colour and longing for visitors to raise money for the nursing charities supported by the National Garden Scheme. Do contribute if you can on: justgiving.com/fundraising/gl… #chattygardener; #NGSOpenGardens; #Glosngs

I'm fundraising for @https://twitter.com/NGSOpenGardens using JustGiving. Check out my page #JustGiving justgiving.com/GLOUCESTERSHIR…

#WriteOnKew, Sunday 25 September, 10.30am. I'm talking about The Princess's Garden. @KewGardens.

'A thundering good read,' says Historic Gardens Review. The Princess's Garden at #WriteOnKew. KewGardens.

'This lovely, well-illustrated book is essential reading,' says Wesley Kerr in The Garden. #WriteOnKew. KewGardens

Reminder: #writeonkew starts tomorrow, 22 September. I'm speaking on Sunday, 25 September on the founding of Kew. Do come.

Take a look at the new-look SAGA Magazine. saga.co.uk/mag; #SAGA magazine. Saga

Chelsea garden for Great Ormond Street Hospital. See BBC DIY SOS Big Build BBC1 10.11.16, 20.00. #DIY SOS #bigbuild

The Morgan Stanley Great Ormond Street team with Chris Beardshaw. See BBC1 10.11.16 at 20.00. # DIYSOS #bigbuild

Banbury Literary Live Sunday 20 November, 12.30pm,. I'm talking about The Princess's Garden. #@LiteraryLive,

Gardeners hear Vanessa Berridge and Val Bourne at Banbury Literary Live, Sunday 20 November. #@LiteraryLive

Wortley House, GL12 7QP, will now be opening on 18 April . To book your place, look on ngs.org.uk or call 01482 211535.

Countdown to Ashley & Culkerton Garden openings on 17 and 18 June. Sally Oates; @Glosngs