I spent a happy couple of hours wandering around the delicious gardens of Cothay Manor in Somerset this week. While […]

I spent a happy couple of hours wandering around the delicious gardens of Cothay Manor in Somerset this week. While […]
As a child I had to miss the second step on the stairs and could not cross the landing at […]
Last week’s talk in Otley, Yorkshire, was such a long way from home that the organiser, Sally, kindly put me […]
This week I nipped up to Yorkshire to give a talk, it was great fun and my hosts were so […]
I’ve just been on a big northern road trip with my mother and my sister. We drove uphill (well it […]
It’s going to be a little while ’til I can blog properly about Tresco, so here’s one more Tresco treasure. […]
Today I am thinking about a tree I nearly had. Or at least I had a little one in a […]
It’s time to order spring bulbs again. My problem is that I love them all and my wish list can […]
Don’t tell anyone I said this, but I’m not very good at growing plants from seed. I always buy too […]
A friend on Twitter mentioned this clematis recently and remarked on how long it had been flowering in his garden. […]