Month: October 2011
Faking it part 3
This isn’t a gratuitous cat pic, lovely though Cleo is – I wanted her to walk on the lawn but she wasn’t playing ball. As you know, I don’t like … Read more
Grassy Knoll
Neil Lucas, grass expert and owner of Knoll Gardens in Dorset, says that grasses look best backlit by the sun. And of course he’s right. He couldn’t have asked for … Read more
Winter bedding
I find this pot a bit depressing. It’s perfectly nice and everything, but the sight of it makes my heart sink a little. Let me explain. This container contains all … Read more
East Dulwich
I think this is what’s known as a ‘riot of colour’. I once glimpsed an elderly gentleman in the doorway of this unusual house on a busy main road (Lordship … Read more
Bath Botanic Garden
I lived in Bath for three years when I was a student, and never knew it had a Botanic Garden. I wasn’t interested in gardening then – at the time … Read more
Simple but effective
This garden is tiny – no more than a couple of metres square – but it’s managed to squeeze in a silver birch, some evergreen shrubs (lavender and rosemary) and … Read more