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Month: February 2011

Ale and arty

February 28, 2011 by Veronica Peerless

Plants that have been ravaged by the winter everywhere else appeared to be unscathed in Southwold this weekend – phormiums and astelias were still standing proud despite being reduced to … Read more

Categories 365photo, places, planting combinations, Uncategorized, winter interest Tags Adnams Brewery, astelias, calamagrostis, Michael Loftus, phormiums, Woottens of Wenhaston Leave a comment

Pushing the boundaries

February 23, 2011 by Veronica Peerless

There’s a garden near my flat that looks like it’s got some interesting stuff in it, judging from the plants I can see popping over the fence – lots of … Read more

Categories 365photo, front gardens, hard landscaping, planting combinations Tags grey-leafed shrubs, mediterranean shrubs Leave a comment

Curiouser and curiouser

February 21, 2011 by Veronica Peerless

Three teddy bears sitting in a magnolia tree is not something you see every day. But they seem strangely at home there – and the big black bear has his … Read more

Categories 365photo, front gardens, trees Tags magnolia tree Leave a comment

Gate’s head

February 17, 2011 by Veronica Peerless

Not a garden, but most definitely a gate. It’s got a sign above it, which reads: ‘If you’re more than nine feet tall, duck’.

Categories 365photo, communal gardens, Gates, hard landscaping Tags If you're more than nine feet tall duck 1 Comment

If life gives you lemons…

February 15, 2011 by Veronica Peerless

… take a picture of them. This balcony is on Wimpole St, above a steak restaurant. Before Christmas, white roses were in bloom, and now its lemon tree is fruiting. … Read more

Categories 365photo, Balconies, fruit, places, planting combinations, Pots, trees Tags lemon tree, wimpole street Leave a comment

Boxed in

February 13, 2011 by Veronica Peerless

I was expecting rich pickings in leafy Dulwich this weekend but I didn’t come across that much – unless you count front gardens covered in slate chippings with a cordyline … Read more

Categories 365photo, front gardens, planting combinations, winter interest Tags box edging, cardoons, dulwich 2 Comments

House of dreams

February 12, 2011 by Veronica Peerless

The moment I saw this garden gate in East Dulwich, south east London, I knew something pretty special would be behind it. But I couldn’t really see what, apart from … Read more

Categories 365photo, front gardens, hard landscaping, people, places, planting combinations, Pots, sculpture Tags House of Dreams, National Trust, Stephen Wright Leave a comment

Gone to the wall

February 10, 2011 by Veronica Peerless

I hate shopping but I love Anthropologie. Now that I’ve accepted that everything is double the price I think it’s going to be, even with a generous mental mark up … Read more

Categories 365photo, green walls, places, planting combinations Tags Anthropologie, green wall, regent street Leave a comment

Live at the BBC

February 8, 2011 by Veronica Peerless

Broadcasting House on Portland Place has been under wraps for months, and now it’s £1bn extension is complete. It’s all very snazzy but I must admit I noticed the new … Read more

Categories 365photo, hard landscaping, Offices, places Tags box balls, Broadcasting House, Broadcasting House extension, fatsia, planters, Portland Place Leave a comment

Caught in the act

February 6, 2011 by Veronica Peerless

For the first time today, the owner of the house came home as I was taking a picture of their garden. He was very nice about it. ‘My wife will … Read more

Categories 365photo, front gardens, sculpture 1 Comment
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