Magic roundabout
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
Month: September 2012
St John’s Wood
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
John’s window boxes
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
More lounging, Turkish-style
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
South Bank
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
Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden (again)
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
Mum’s garden
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
Chichester
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