January 2011 – Veronica Peerless

Abbey Road

January 30, 2011 by Veronica Peerless

Just down from the Abbey Road Studios and the famous zebra crossing is this mansion block front garden. The brick raised beds look like they’ve been there since Paul, John, … Read more

Use both hands!

January 28, 2011 by Veronica Peerless

On this bone-chillingly cold day I went to Kew Gardens with the photographer Paul Debois. He’d kindly agreed to give me some expert tuition on how to use my camera … Read more

Green day 2

January 21, 2011 by Veronica Peerless

This posh terrace of houses really stood out this morning as their front gardens are so green. All of the gardens have a similar set-up – some bamboos, fatsias, choisyas … Read more

Green day

January 18, 2011 by Veronica Peerless

There are often mysterious goings-on at the deconsecrated church next door to my office. Sometimes lasers light up the building for no apparent reason, and then a red carpet and … Read more

Here comes summer?

January 4, 2011 by Veronica Peerless

Half-prices cherries were on sale at the John Lewis Food Hall at lunchtime, and (slightly raggedy) geraniums were in bloom on Harley Street. Is it really January?

Casing the joint

January 3, 2011 by Veronica Peerless

Today I decided to combine New Year Resolution No.1 (see previous post) with New Year Resolution No. 2 – to get fit (yawn!). So I donned my trainers and went … Read more

New Year’s Resolution

January 1, 2011 by Veronica Peerless

I nearly broke my first New Year resolution within hours of waking up. I was supposed to be starting this blog – a year of documenting inspiring planting ideas or … Read more