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Veronica Peerless

Writer and editor specialising in gardening

Month: April 2014

Small but perfectly formed

April 30, 2014 by Veronica Peerless

I love the look of this small garden – especially the contrast in leaf textures and forms, which are the first rule of good planting design. There’s a lot crammed … Read more

Categories 365photo, front gardens, places, planting combinations Tags Bradford on Avon Secret Gardens Festival 2 Comments

Weekend inspiration: hammock + blossom

April 27, 2014 by Veronica Peerless
Categories 365photo, front gardens Tags blossom, hammock 2 Comments

Weekend inspiration: magnolia

April 26, 2014 by Veronica Peerless

I love this front garden. It has a simple box parterre and a magnolia tree, which has such as beautiful form that it looks lovely even when not in flower. … Read more

Categories 365photo, front gardens, trees Tags box, Englishcombe, magnolia, parterre 2 Comments

The Walled Garden at Mells

April 24, 2014 by Veronica Peerless

I once interviewed the new owner of an established, respected and very popular garden, who told me he was planning on closing the garden’s award-winning teashop. For a moment my … Read more

Categories 365photo, places Tags cake, tea, Walled garden at Mells, woodfired pizza 2 Comments

The Judas tree

April 18, 2014 by Veronica Peerless

My favourite blossom is that of the Judas tree (Cercis siliquastrum)*. You don’t see it much in this country, although if you’re lucky enough to be in Paris at this … Read more

Categories 365photo, front gardens, hanging baskets, trees Tags blossom, Cercis siliquastrum, Judas tree 4 Comments

Wordless Wednesday: tulips in a window box

April 16, 2014 by Veronica Peerless
Categories 365photo, windowboxes Tags tulips, Window box 2 Comments

Through the garden gate!

April 10, 2014 by Veronica Peerless

A nice bit of communal planting at the back of some terraced houses.

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Spring front garden

April 8, 2014 by Veronica Peerless

This lovely front garden will be further enhanced when the apple blossom comes out. I love the path that meanders to the front door.

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Weekend inspiration: cherry blossom

April 6, 2014 by Veronica Peerless

I have a large wild cherry in my garden that was smothered in blackfly when I moved in last summer – and I mean smothered. It looked very sorry for … Read more

Categories 365photo, My garden, trees Tags cherry blossom 4 Comments

Wordless Wednesday

April 2, 2014 by Veronica Peerless
Categories Uncategorized 4 Comments

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