You may possibly have been wondering what’s happened to A Parrot’s Nest, the truth is I’ve been letting it lie […]
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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, […]
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 – Lysichiton americanus
Fellow social media addicts may have seen me tweet/Instagram recently about the impressive stands of Lysichiton americanus – or American […]
Happy Waitangi Day – on the sunny side of the world
I started writing this post on 6th February, on a grey, damp and dingy Monday. Like many of my compatriots, […]
Potting Solitaire: A Moving Account of the Summer of 16
As I write, the radio is wittering on about possible snow storms, and raindrops are skittering across my study’s skylight, a glum, grey […]
Two Dozen Moments of Pleasure in 2016
How rubbish was 2016 for you? According to most media it was filled with death, destruction and awful politics. Well, […]
Drizzly but Dazzling – a Morning at Westonbirt Arboretum
I wasn’t going to write another post this weekend but on Saturday I went to Westonbirt Arboretum with some members […]
Friday Flora – Ampelopsis brevipedunculata
I spent a happy couple of hours wandering around the delicious gardens of Cothay Manor in Somerset this week. While […]
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