Hello how’s your garden (or window box) growing? Rain has limited gardening outside, so I’ve been sowing seeds & pottering about in the greenhouse. This has given me time to think about how I want the garden to look this year… & more specifically what else I can do to garden sustainably. What can I […]
What To Do In The Garden In March
I’m not a natural list maker, I have to fight the urge to just get on & do things, but, when I’ve made one, I immediately feel organised. They’ve become essential for gardening because it’s so maddening when you forget something … & have to wait until next year. Realistically, more than one list […]
New Garden Gear To Make Life Easy, Stylish & Sustainable
The view from my kitchen door, early one morning, just before heading off to London last week for the day. I love a visit to London, to walk through the city seeing the sights & people-watching is always a treat. This time though, it was head down, avoiding the slippery pavements & hoping snow hadn’t […]
Spring Flowering Bulbs – A Quick Hack
I rather like this stage of winter. The trees are still bare, the light is steely-grey, but a close look reveals green shoots nosing their way through the earth. Change is on the way, but for now, I’m enjoying it for what it is & making the most of early flowering bulbs. I wrapped up […]
The Garden In January
It’s a bright, cold day here, & if I wasn’t writing this, I’d be out in the garden, … honestly I would, because if you’re wrapped up well, it’s a fine place to be. January is the perfect time to get everything ready for the busy times ahead, because although it looks like everything is […]
Last Years Favourite Garden Visits.
When I lived in Oslo in the 80’s, I’d ask Norwegian friends how they got through the long winters. Their answer was always the same, warming drinks, light plenty of candles, create a snug atmosphere & hunker down. Go with the season I’ve interpreted this as accepting winter for what it is, & taking the […]
Come & Have A Look At This Beautiful Garden.
As the year draws to a close, I’ve been thinking back on gardens I visited this year. One of my favourites, had a few moments of fame as the backdrop to a recent BBC television series. Vann is set in leafy surroundings down a quiet country lane in Surrey. I visited on one of those misty […]
The Garden In December.
December in the garden is a good month. It’s the ideal antidote to the business of Christmas, a time to wrap up & quietly get on with things outside. I’ve realised that having less space than when we had the allotment, we tend to cram vegetables in too close together. It’s a tempting, but misguided […]
The R.H.S. Autumn Show 2017
Hello, it’s nice to see you here, I wanted to share my visit to The R.H.S. Autumn Show in London last week with you. I hate to miss this one, it always feels like a last hurrah, the final opportunity to visit a Garden Show, get some plant inspiration & a little garden related shopping […]
Join Me On A Visit To Sissinghurst Garden
Sissinghurst, that iconic garden, is only a 90 minute drive from us, but it’s been at least 4 years since the last visit, so on one of those beautifully, bright autumn days last week, we finally made a return visit. Unlike other famous gardens, Sissinghurst isn’t a conventional house surrounded by land, & despite being […]
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