As the end of January approaches, I have to admit, I’m going to miss her. There’s a clamour & a whole host of hashtags dedicated to the arrival of Spring, a sense of just hanging around, waiting for it all to begin. But I’m in the camp that sees a lot of advantages in a […]
Great Dixter- gardening inspiration
Having not visited the garden at Great Dixter for over a year, I went twice last month and it has been quite a heady experience. The first visit was with a group of fellow writers for a look round the garden with Rachael, one of the gardeners and a talk by Fergus Garrett, […]
A new garden
A new garden is both a wonderful thing and ever so slightly daunting, there’s a lot to do to get it looking just right with many decisions in between. So here’s few things about our new garden, some pretty plants have emerged amongst the brambles during the three weeks that we’ve been here one […]
Flowering in my garden now….
I had a little photoshoot in my garden last week because I realised that there were lots of plants flowering their socks off. I don’t rely on flowers as the most important part of a garden design, they can be quite short-lived, but they do bring colour and dynamism to the garden …….. and at this time of year are […]