When The Wind Blows
Reading time 10 minutes
I am not a cold person, temperature or temperament wise, but when the wind blows from the north, as it did this weekend, I […]
Musings
Chi Lin Nunnery 志蓮淨苑, Hong Kong
Reading time 12 minutes
Three cheers for British Airways! Why? Because without them charging £1000 more to travel on a Friday night versus a Saturday night, I […]
Song Shan Sunset
Reading time 4 minutes
I’ve been away for over two weeks and the novelty is starting to wear off. Although I consider myself a sociable person, spending every […]
Daily Flower Candy: Zephyranthes carinata
Reading time 4 minutes
Zephyranthes carinata : rosepink zephyr lily, pink rain lily, Indian crocus The parts of China I’m required to visit on my buying trips […]
Eternal Eden
Reading time 5 minutes
I can smell Cornwall before I can see it. Driving across the ancient border between Devon and Cornwall at night it’s pitch black, […]
Watering in the Rain
Reading time 3 minutes
“I need to water the garden before it rains!”: I know this sounds ridiculous (it looks even sillier) but rushing to wet the […]
In The Night Garden
Reading time 10 minutes
When was the last time you ventured out into your garden after nightfall? Not at dusk, or to put the rubbish out, but to […]
How Does my Garden Grow? August
Reading time 11 minutes
My garden has come together rather later than usual, but come together it has. Unburdened by not opening for the National Gardens Scheme, […]
Why Good Gardening is a Risky Business
Reading time 11 minutes
Whilst you won’t find it on a list of extreme pursuits, gardening is all about taking risks. Tending a garden is one of […]
All the Fun of the Fair
Reading time 2 minutes
If you were wondering where I’ve been, I’ve been taking a short holiday. I’m having what’s fashionably referred to as a ‘staycation’, which […]
True Blue
Reading time 6 minutes
There is nothing more irritating for a gardener than to strive unsuccessfully to cultivate a plant, only to discover that someone who apparently […]
Soaked
Reading time 6 minutes
“It never rains, but it pours” is an English expression which means that when troubles come, they all come together. This week the […]