The Lost Gardens of Heligan
I had to take this pic in a hurry and the perspective is a bit wrong – this is indeed a very large rhododendron, but that’s not a miniature bench. … Read more
Veronica Peerless
I’m a journalist get me out of here
Note to self: do not not take part in any more activities that involve heights. I have vertigo, which seems to be getting worse with my advancing years. I came … Read more
The Eden Project Part 2
While the biomes are undoubtedly the star attraction of the Eden Project, I liked the plane tree steps best. The trees are underplanted with bulbs and hellebores in spring – … Read more
The Eden Project
It’s a bit early for swathes of tulips yet – these are under glass at the Eden Project. As tulips need lifting and replanting every year for the best display … Read more
Shed heaven
There are not many things that I covet in life but a greenhouse or potting shed is definitely one of them. So when I heard that Jackie and Pete were … Read more
Huw’s garden
Every September, my friend Huw starts off loads of hyacinth bulbs in old coffee jars (apparently Co-op Fairtrade Instant have exactly the right neck size). And then he gives most … Read more
Back to school
I went to pick up my nephew Joe from school the other day. He goes to the same school that I went to in the 1970s and almost everything about … Read more
Green wall
Nobody on the March for the Alternative today took the blindest bit of notice of one of the UK’s best green walls, at the Athenaeum Hotel on Piccadilly. I can’t … Read more
Latin lessons
The skies have been blue all week in London, not that you’d know it from this blog – so this pic should redress the balance. On the way to Regent’s … Read more