The Best Things in Life Are Free
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Nothing heralds the approach of autumn like blackberries. As a child we picked them by the ice-cream tub full from the Cornish hedgerows. They […]
Musings
Life’s a Beach
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Not all days are equal. Some are destined to disappoint, others to lift the spirits. Today is one of the latter days, a day […]
A Moment of Drought
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Some things are just not meant to be. I set off, already late, to visit Eltham Palace. Once the home of the Courtaulds this […]
A Summer Stroll to Hampstead
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For the first time this year, London swelters under hot sunny skies. We took a walk from our home in Highgate across the Heath […]
Thank you followers!
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Yesterday The Frustrated Gardener passed a major milestone, 1,500 views! Got to be happy with that. Whether your in Mexico or Slovakia, Australia or Moldova, thank you […]
The Rise and Fall of Phormiums
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Walking home from work today, I passed a miserable looking clump of variegated phormiums in front of a drab public building. They were ill […]
The Goods Shed, Canterbury
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Now I appreciate this is something of a diversion from gardening, but the second love of my life (family and friends apart) is food. […]
Cucumber Cottage, Sandwich
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Sandwich is full of lanes with quirky names such as Pondicherry Alley and Knighrider Street, each packed with an interesting mix of grand houses, […]
Welcome to the Jungle
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One thing this weather is good for is making things grow…..really fast. We arrived back home this morning and opened the gate to find […]
The Joys of the Road
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As we drove down to the coast this morning, I couldn’t help noticing just how green and lush the countryside looked compared to a […]
Beguiled by Begonias
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I expect it’s desperately unfashionable to say so, but I do love a nice Begonia. They are easy on the eye, diverse and sometimes […]
Hampton Court, here I come!
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Today the office, tomorrow the Hampton Court Flower Show. Only the second time I have ever been, so I am VERY excited. On my […]