Make of this what you will. One of my earliest memories is standing in a garden, looking up at towering […]
I’m still here!
You may possibly have been wondering what’s happened to A Parrot’s Nest, the truth is I’ve been letting it lie […]
Resolving or revolving? Front doors, euro style.
As we cross the threshold of another year I’m thinking about front doors. Keeping on top of home gardening tasks […]
Books – Roy Lancaster, East Anglia and other locations
I usually have several books on the go at once and each one has its place. The Bath […]
Ten Lessons from my Spring Back Door Pots 2016-17
It’s hard work planting pots for winter and spring. I dread the work it entails, the heaving about of compost, […]
FridayFlora – Celosia – Flamingo Feathers and Dragon’s Breath
Every year the Chiltern Seeds catalogue plops through my door and exhorts me to “Grow something new from seed”. Being […]
Friday Flora – Jolly Hollyhocks, Alcea rosea
I love plants which self seed. It’s like inviting Mrs Serendipity to your garden. Self-seeding is not for those who […]
Friday Fauna – Fledglings
I went a bit viral on Twitter this week. Not for a witty remark or a 240 character piece of […]
Friday Flora – Papaver rhoeas, the field poppy
I have been doing a lot of gardening recently. Gardening is normally pretty high on the agenda but in June […]
Taking a rain check at Chatsworth
Press days at RHS flower shows are always a mixed bag for me. I am inspired and enthused by torrents […]
Wakehurst – walking on a bluebell planet
I’ve known Ed Ikin, head of Landscape and Horticulture for Kew’s country place at Wakehurst, for years in a virtual kind […]
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