Oops! I did it again
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Well, it was always going to happen. A dear friend and I made the lengthy pilgrimage to Sissinghurst today and we returned home with […]
Musings
So far, so good!
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It is now just over three weeks since I started this blog, and so far it’s been a great experience. I hoped it might […]
Art in Waterlow Park
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We are lucky enough to live close to one of North London’s most attractive parks. Waterlow Park was given to the people of London […]
Other People’s Gardens No.1 – Wasserburg Anholt, Germany
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This week, work took me to the border between Holland and Germany, and the magnificent Wasserburg Anholt in Isselburg. The castle, which appears to […]
Abutilon “Nabob”
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I have an addiction – well, maybe more than one actually – but the one I’ll admit to is to buying plants. I seem […]
The Incomparable Petersham Nurseries
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My work takes me to to all sorts of interesting and unusual places. Although not all could be classed as pleasant, yesterday’s visit to […]
Small is beautiful
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I rarely get time to the read the weekend papers, as I am normally out in the garden, pottering. But by Monday I had […]
Daring Combinations
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I am already ruing my decision to plant out a number of young plants this week without hardening them off properly. So often in […]
The Colour Green
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Nothing brings me greater pleasure in May and early June than all the beautiful shades of green in the garden. Those precious moments before […]
The frustrated gardener is born….
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So often I find myself in the garden, mulling over new ideas and plans for future seasons. So, when rain stopped play this afternoon, […]