Bath Botanic Garden
I lived in Bath for three years when I was a student, and never knew it had a Botanic Garden. I wasn’t interested in gardening then – at the time … Read more
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Simple but effective
This garden is tiny – no more than a couple of metres square – but it’s managed to squeeze in a silver birch, some evergreen shrubs (lavender and rosemary) and … Read more
Mel’s garden
Yesterday I went round to Mel’s for afternoon tea. Before we all got a bit giddy on prosecco, smoked salmon sandwiches, scones, crumpets, chocolate brownies, jelly and ice cream and … Read more
In the night garden
I’ve walked past this front garden many times, and it’s difficult to photograph. But the Japanese anemones were perfectly illuminated by a spotlight last night. As the nights draw in, … Read more
Exhibition veg
To be honest, I’ve never really got exhibition veg. Why would you go to extreme measures to grow an onion the size of a football or a parsnip that’s a … Read more
The last hurrah
Yesterday evening I walked through Regents Park. It was busier than I’ve seen it all year, full of people enjoying the summer we never had. They were quaffing wine, having … Read more
Henry Moore at Hatfield House
I can’t read maps and now I know where I get it from: my mum. She’s kept this under wraps until now as my dad does all the navigating in … Read more
Purple patch
Most houses in Primrose Hill are painted in pastel colours but this house is purple. And the planting is pretty flamboyant, too. You can’t tell from this pic but it … Read more
Cat in a hot tin bucket
I thought all of these pots were empty, until I noticed the one on the left. For a moment I thought that the cat was dead, but I can assure … Read more