Just a quick post today to say that I’ve restocked all my tea towels now, and there are currently five different designs to choose from, including two brand new ones. I was prompted by my recent purchase and potting up of dahlias to design this tea towel, above. I love the different shapes and rich… Read More »
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Spring joys
The garden is blooming despite – or maybe because of – the torrential rain over the last few months. What bliss it has been to get outside over the Easter weekend, and start enjoying my little courtyard again. The star of the show is undoubtedly my amelanchier larmarkii tree. In full blossom for just a… Read More »
Stirrings…
Already mid-February, and after a slow start, when January seemed interminable, the year suddenly seems to be accelerating, with new hope springing up along with green shoots. I’ve had the house to myself for the last few weeks, and I’d made a list of all things that I wanted to do while I was home… Read More »
Hello 2024
Things may be looking a little sparse in my garden right now, and they are certainly rain-battered, but against the odds, the first signs of life are stirring. I’ve placed a garden table by the kitchen doors. It’s a favourite old French metal one, on which I group together my smaller pots of bulbs. Admittedly,… Read More »
Autumn days
The leaves on my little amelanchier tree are showing orange and gold tips. The tubs of cosmos, zinnias and geums are finally running out of steam and the ornamental grasses are gently fading to blonde. I’ve moved the big succulents to the shelter of the greenhouse and brought my citrus trees inside as we prepare… Read More »
Gardeners World Autumn Fair 2023
A visit to a stately home combined with a garden show? Count me in. I was very excited to attend the second Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair at Audley End in Essex at the beginning of the month. Gardeners’ World Live in association with English Heritage, which is the custodian of this opulent Jacobean mansion, have… Read More »