Tulip mania
When I first went to East Ruston a few years ago I was amazed by its flamboyant spring pots – and they were looking just as exuberant this time around, … Read more
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Clematis arch
I couldn’t really do it justice in this pic, but this romantic-looking arch is smothered in pink Clematis montana. It leads to a church and I think it looks distinctly … Read more
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
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
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