Mary’s garden
If there’s a nicer town than Totnes in Devon, I’ve yet to find it. It’s a Transition Town, has a garden sharing scheme and is surrounded by a patchwork of … Read more
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Guest post 2: Van Gogh part II
As I am currently unable to gad about, my next guest blogger is Mark Roberts. I asked him to take a pic of the green wall in Trafalgar Square that … Read more
Guest post 1: Danny’s garden
My current accessories, a Nora Batty-style bandage and a crutch, are not conducive to taking pics for this blog. So it’s time to call in some favours. For the next … Read more
My ideal man
I think I may have found my ideal man. Too bad he died 54 years ago. I’ve never really known much about E. A. Bowles, the legendary plantsman, except that … Read more
Naomi’s garden
Last Sunday, my friend Naomi had an impromptu lunch party. It was still going strong at 6.30pm, when her garden was bathed in some lovely dappled shade. The garden is … Read more
West Green House
I’ve always thought Marylyn Abbott had one of the ultimate gardening gigs – a garden in Hampshire that she tended for six months of the year, and another one in … Read more
Riverford Farm
In my job I am mostly deskbound but last week I was lucky enough to go to Devon to help out on a photoshoot at Riverford Farm near Buckfastleigh. That’s … Read more
King Henry’s Walk Garden
I went on a foraging course lead by foraging king Miles Irving the other weekend. I was wondering what on earth there would be to forage in London but in … Read more
Caught in the act III
As I’ve observed on this blog before, the likelihood of someone being home as I’m snapping their garden seems to be disproportionately high. These days I have a card at … Read more