Mum’s garden
‘The garden’s looking terrible!’ said my Mum when I went back home last weekend. This is a familiar refrain on my mum’s part but no one else can ever see … Read more
planting combinations
Garden Organic
I went to a conference at Garden Organic the other day, at which the topic was gardening and sustainability. Gardening is not necessarily a ‘green activity’ – dodgy wood, peat, … Read more
Abbey Road part II
I somehow managed to miss my turning on my walk home yesterday and ended up by the Beatles zebra crossing. Sometimes I quite like crossing it as it’s so iconic, … Read more
Purple haze
This is the garden of a client of my friend Naomi and I sometimes help her with it. This was the sight that greeted me when I first walked through … Read more
Stephen is alive!
I don’t generally go to Huw’s holiday cottage in Wales if there’s an ‘r’ in the month as the weather can be somewhat inclement at the best of times and … Read more
Caught in the act II
In the course of doing this blog I’ve noticed that whenever I take pics of someone’s garden, there’s a pretty high chance that the owner will be around. Just as … Read more
Greenhouse
This greenhouse/conservatory at East Ruston Old Vicarage is home to pelargoniums, a climbing pink rose and an armchair. Heaven.
On the shelf
When I had a balcony I was tempted by shelves as a way as cramming more plants in, but I couldn’t quite figure what to do with them. But I … Read more
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