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Veronica Peerless

Writer and editor specialising in gardening

Month: August 2013

My garden

August 30, 2013 by Veronica Peerless

  This is my new garden. It’s 100 feet long, faces south east and – major life change ahoy! – is on the edge of Bath. It’s taken me a … Read more

Categories 365photo, back gardens, places Tags Bath, cows, London, slope from left to right 12 Comments

Bank holiday inspiration: sweet peas and fennel

August 26, 2013 by Veronica Peerless

Sweet peas are my favourite flower. My Grandpa used to grow them in his garden, and bring me and my sister a bunch whenever he came to our house. I … Read more

Categories 365photo, planting combinations Tags fennel, sweet peas 2 Comments

Saturday inspiration: hanging basket

August 24, 2013 by Veronica Peerless
Categories 365photo, hanging baskets, places, planting combinations 2 Comments

Pink and red

August 21, 2013 by Veronica Peerless

If you’re planting on a balcony, you’ve got to be bold. A balcony is no place for subtlety. You only have a few plants at your disposal, so you need … Read more

Categories 365photo, Balconies, places, planting combinations Tags Balcony, orange and pink against black, pink and orange, Planting on a balcony, red, red geraniums, red mixed with orange, red mixed with pink, Willesden High Road 2 Comments

Sunday inspiration: rambling rose

August 18, 2013 by Veronica Peerless

 

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Hollyhocks

August 15, 2013 by Veronica Peerless

I loved these stately hollyhocks, standing like sentinels in gravel. I presume they’ve self seeded there. They reminded me of some verbascums planted in a courtyard in the Temple by … Read more

Categories 365photo, front gardens, people, places, planting combinations Tags Andrea Brunsendorf, gravel, hollyhocks, Inner Temple Dog Show, self seeded, verbascums 2 Comments

Sunday inspiration: piano

August 11, 2013 by Veronica Peerless
Categories 365photo, places, planting combinations, Pots Tags Walled garden at Mells 3 Comments

The Walled Garden at Mells

August 9, 2013 by Veronica Peerless

My perfect afternoon involves a few key elements: a garden to nose around, some plants for sale, bric-a-brac to peruse and a cream tea. The Walled Garden at Mells offers … Read more

Categories 365photo, accessories, places, planting combinations Tags bric a brac, buttonholes, cream teas, cut flowers, pizza oven, plants for sale, Walled garden at Mells, weddings 4 Comments

Strawberries in a hanging basket

August 5, 2013 by Veronica Peerless

It’s a brave and generous person who grows luscious-looking strawberries in two hanging baskets right next to a busy pavement. Nunney is a pretty village with a very grand ruined … Read more

Categories 365photo, front gardens, fruit, hanging baskets, places, planting combinations, Pots Tags castle, Nunney, strawberries in a hanging basket, Strawberry 'Toscana' 2 Comments

Saturday inspiration: candy stripes

August 3, 2013 by Veronica Peerless
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