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Veronica Peerless

Writer and editor specialising in gardening

Month: September 2012

Magic roundabout

September 28, 2012 by Veronica Peerless

I went back to my hometown of St Albans the other day and nearly fell off my bike when I saw this annual mix on a roundabout. It would have … Read more

Categories 365photo, meadows, places, planting combinations Tags Anglia in Bloom awards, annual mixes, annual seed mixes, calendula, cosmos, Cricketers Pub, mallow, meadow planting, nicotiana, nigella, Olympic Park, poppies, St Albans, St Albans Council 2 Comments

St John’s Wood

September 25, 2012 by Veronica Peerless

St John’s Wood has the highest box-ball-per-capita ratio of anywhere in the world and more people are employed to cut topiary there than in the whole of Italy. The area … Read more

Categories 365photo, front gardens, places, planting combinations Tags naturalistic planting, St John's Wood 2 Comments

John’s window boxes

September 22, 2012 by Veronica Peerless

My friend John often asks when his garden is going to feature on this blog, and I always tell him I’ll cover it when it’s up to scratch! I’m joking, … Read more

Categories 365photo, front gardens, people, windowboxes Tags black petunias, orange geraniums, window boxes Leave a comment

Cat power

September 20, 2012 by Veronica Peerless

OK, so this isn’t a garden at all. But it’s the outside of a house where some plants should be and it’s an excuse to show you these cat silhouettes. … Read more

Categories 365photo, cats, hard landscaping Tags cats, Kas, silhouettes, Turkey 5 Comments

More lounging, Turkish-style

September 18, 2012 by Veronica Peerless

I’ve just got back from Turkey, where I was mostly horizontal. I find it really hard to sit cross-legged on low cushions, so I had to recline even when I … Read more

Categories 365photo, outdoor living Tags blanket, chiminea, firepit, Ottoman terrace, Patara, Patara Viewpoint Hotel, Turkey, woodburning stove 7 Comments

South Bank

September 15, 2012 by Veronica Peerless

Giant planters are mysteriously popping up all over the Waterloo area. There have been sightings outside a church opposite the station, at the top of a dreary walkway to the … Read more

Categories 365photo, places, planting combinations, Pots Tags begonias, coleus, geraniums, Imax, Oxo Tower, petunias, salvias, South Bank Leave a comment

Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden (again)

September 10, 2012 by Veronica Peerless

I suffered rather an ordeal the other night. In other words, I had my photo taken. My friend Naomi at Out of My Shed is writing a book, and she … Read more

Categories 365photo, people, places, planting combinations, veg Tags Naomi Schillinger, Out of My Shed, Queen elizabeth hall roof garden, Which? Travel magazine 2 Comments

Mum’s garden

September 7, 2012 by Veronica Peerless

For the last couple of years, my Mum and I have been tweaking a small border that sweeps in front of the seating area at the bottom of her garden. … Read more

Categories 365photo, back gardens, planting combinations Tags Gardens Illustrated, John Brookes, Marchants Hardy Plants, new wave planting, Pensthorpe, prairie planting, Trentham 4 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Passion flower

September 5, 2012 by Veronica Peerless
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Chichester

September 2, 2012 by Veronica Peerless

I used to spend a lot of time in Chichester (or Chi as the locals call it) because my grandma (or Seaside Nana as we called her) used to live … Read more

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