Saying it with Flowers
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Two subjects I prefer not to write about in this blog are my day job and artificial flowers. Today I make an exception, […]
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Moving Mountains
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You may ask what is interesting about the photograph at the top of this post. It is, after all, a view out of […]
A Walk in the Park
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They say “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”. In order to avoid falling into the same trap as Jack, […]
Daily Flower Candy: Megaskepasma erythrochlamys
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Megaskepasma erythrochlamys: Brazilian red cloak It must appear to those less familiar with the plant world that botanists sometimes take the mickey when it […]
A Case for Daydreaming
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There is a great deal to recommend letting your mind wander aimlessly, and yet how often do we allow ourselves to daydream? At […]
Le Jardin Secret, Marrakech
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To create a new garden and open it to the public in the space of three years would be a challenge for the […]
RHS London Harvest Festival 2016
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Autumn has truly arrived when it’s time for the RHS London Harvest Festival show. This annual event comes at a busy time for me, […]
Homecoming
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Stepping out into the garden for the first time after a holiday is always an anxious moment. Will everything still be upright? Quite […]
Pretty in Pink: Podranea ricasoliana
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Draped elegantly over the high walls surrounding Marrakech’s wealthier villas and riads is an elegant climber known variously as pink trumpet vine, Queen of […]
Being Mindful in Marrakech
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For someone who is building a library, I don’t read a great deal. I am not a great one for sitting and relaxing, nor […]
Holiday Mode
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Our “proper” holiday, by which I mean a holiday where I am looked after rather than being expected to look after others, has […]
Omens
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“I laugh because I must not cry. That is all. That is all.” Abraham Lincoln To say our current travails with the building […]