La Promenade du Paillon, Nice
When I was a language student in the early Nineties, I lived in Nice for a year and worked as an ‘assistante’ in a secondary school. I drank a lot … Read more
When I was a language student in the early Nineties, I lived in Nice for a year and worked as an ‘assistante’ in a secondary school. I drank a lot … Read more
I work in Cheltenham a couple of days a week, and the last leg of my long journey takes me through a park called Imperial Gardens. I love walking through … Read more
I first passed this garden in Radstock in late summer. It’s bold planting for a public space, stuffed with grasses and late-season perennials. I passed it again a few weeks ago … Read more
It hasn’t really felt like summer yet, but this meadow proves that it’s here. You would be forgiven for thinking that I’ve been tripping through the countryside, communing with nature … Read more
I walk through Regents Park several times a week but I never get bored of it – the planting schemes change quickly and it’s big enough for there to always … Read more
After some pretty wild weather last week, Friday dawned bright and calm and felt positively spring-like. I saw some marigolds on my way to work, followed by a camellia in … Read more
In case you were thinking I took this pic a couple of months ago and am sneaking it in now, I can assure you that it was taken on the … Read more
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