“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” Marcus Tullius Cicero (3 January, 106 BC – 7 December, 43 BC) 2017 in the life of The Frustrated Gardener will […]
Category: Christmas
Christmas at The Watch House
Motivated by the prospect of an OK-style, ‘At Home with Mr Christmas’ photoshoot this week, I have been decorating every corner of The Watch House in readiness for the festivities. This is the first year […]
No Rest for the Wicked
In previous years I have managed to keep posting regularly through December, although the topic of my posts has steadily moved away from gardening towards Christmas, the second love of my life. This year I’ve […]
Countdown to Christmas
I can count the number of days I get to spend at home before Christmas on one hand. I’ve stopped buying an advent calendar because I’m never around to open the doors. Even though it’s […]
A Potting Shed Christmas
If you’ve not put two and two together yet, I’ll let you into a little secret: when I am not writing this blog and working in my garden, you’ll find me buying Christmas decorations, […]
Christmas Cheer
The last time I was up at 6am on Christmas morning I was ten. With a three-year-old in the house it was inevitable that we’d be roused before dawn to see if Father Christmas […]
Sing Hallelujah!
The builders have left the building – sing hallelujah, ring out the bells and fa la la la la!! We are finally free to inhabit our house without fear of tripping over the industrial […]
