Omens
Reading time 4 minutes
“I laugh because I must not cry. That is all. That is all.” Abraham Lincoln To say our current travails with the building […]
Musings
Slow Progress
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I have watched enough episodes of Grand Designs to know that when carrying out a major building project two or more of the […]
Creating a Splash
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At 8.30 this morning I had the pleasure of showing Margie, Helen and Sarah from our fantastic local gift shop around the garden […]
Getting The Chop
Reading time 8 minutes
Part of any gardener’s skill set is judging when enough is enough; that point where exuberance and gay abandon tip over into a top-heavy, […]
Waiting and Anticipating
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When preparing for our garden opening, I find I end up doing anything but gardening. Over the last two days I have been […]
Ever Decreasing Circles
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This is a petrocosmea, a ground-hugging, rosette-forming relative of the African violet, hailing from the mountains of Western China. In its natural habitat […]
Ode to Joy
Reading time 6 minutes
A very dear friend of mine passed away this week. Her name was Joy. When we first met she referred to me as […]
Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
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This week an Italian described their country to me as “Third World”. I may only be a visitor, but I could not agree […]
In, Out, In, Out, Shake it all About
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Hasn’t the whole EU Referendum campaign been ghastly? I’ve just wanted to run and hide in the garden until its all over. There’s […]
Daily Flower Candy: Catalpa bignonioides “Aurea” AGM
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I am deep into writing two or three lengthy posts, each of which is defying me when it comes to crafting a satisfactory […]
Keeping Chelsea in Perspective
Reading time 9 minutes
Every year, in about the middle of May, my eyes, previously amused by any new flower or shoot as if it were a new-born […]
Feeling Good
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I’ve been feeling a little bit down in the dumps this week. I blame the headache-inducing, humid weather and lack of time to get out […]