Month: March 2012
Phlox Flowers
The other day, I bade a sad farewell to my colleague Vicky, who is going to work at Vogue. I am going to miss her terribly, but at least I … Read more
Hellebores and silver birch
I’ve seen silver birches underplanted with all kinds of things – snowdrops, anemones, cyclamen, bluebells etc – but never hellebores for some reason. The combination works so well – the … Read more
Let them eat cake
A friend of mine once spent some time at a monastery in southern France where the monks lived in silence. They were allowed to speak when it was their turn … Read more