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 […]
Our Coastal Garden
The Morning After The Weekend Before
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It did not take long to go to sleep last night. After a weekend of baking, talking, entertaining, watering, meeting, greeting, fetching and […]
So Far, So Good!
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Day two of our garden opening is always a more relaxed affair and I am thoroughly looking forward to it. On day one […]
Opening Day
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Do come at visit us at The Watch House today, 12-4, and the same again tomorrow. If you aren’t able, please enjoy this […]
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 […]
The Final Countdown
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Twelve days to go and preparation for this year’s garden opening feels like one of those bad dreams where, try as one may, one […]
Opening Pains
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Had we opened our seaside garden on the usual weekend, this is the scene that would have greeted our visitors. Not bad, even […]
Standing Room Only
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With the garden at Polegate Cottage temporarily occupied by builders and tradesmen, I am experiencing an explosion in the plant population next door […]
A Tale of Two Gardens
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Nurturing two gardens eighty eight miles apart is mainly a blessing, but sometimes a curse. The task becomes tricky if we want to […]
Daily Flower Candy: Nemesia “Wisley Vanilla”
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I like to experiment and try new things in my two tiny gardens; hence I rarely grow the same summer annuals twice. I make […]
My Top Spring Bulbs 2016
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For the last two months our seaside garden has been ablaze with spring bulbs. Even if I do say so myself, this year’s display […]
Daily Flower Candy: Tulipa “Brown Sugar”
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“Brown sugar how come you taste so good?” So sang the Rolling Stones. I doubt Mick Jagger was referring to this Triumph tulip with […]