I can’t resist the season’s palette of dark red, orange and deep cerise in my garden, so I’ve been painting mini canvases featuring the dahlias, chrysanthemums, nasturtiums and last zinnias which are delivering these shades so beautifully. The garden is thinning out, but it still has jewels. I have put some of these small paintings… Read More »
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On the garden trail in Antwerp
In early April, I was excited to join a press trip to Antwerp. It’s a place that I’ve always wanted to visit for its museums and a long tradition of printing and design culture. Something I hadn’t fully appreciated was that Belgium’s second city has horticulture in its DNA. New discoveries are being made all… Read More »
An exhibition in a church
The summer has flown past, and I haven’t posted much on my blog. I will catch up shortly, but first, here’s news of an exhibition which I am taking part in this week, for five days only. Art in the Church is happening in the beautiful St Rumbald’s Church in the Northamptonshire hamlet of Stoke… Read More »
Amsterdam Open Gardens 2024
Rather belatedly, I’m writing about my lovely trip to Amsterdam for the annual Open Garden days. I first heard about Tuinen Dagan about ten years ago, and it has been on my Wishlist ever since. But it only happens on one weekend a year, and the timing never seemed to be right. Finally, the planets… Read More »
A few updates….
Apologies if you tried to access my website recently. It crashed for the first time ever, owing to increased traffic. I’m not sure if everyone was trying to read my RHS Chelsea report – or if it was just a glitch. I like to think it was my enormous popularity, but…. Anyway, normal service has… Read More »
New tea towel drop!
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 »