After a bit of delay, my tea towels are back in stock. I took them to my parents’ lovely garden to photograph them. It’s here that I have established a small cutting garden, and over the last few months, I have been planting, weeding and watering. I am growing some of the flowers that inspire… Read More »
Upcycled garden
Open Gardens and Summer Cycling
It is the season of English flowers on our local market and honeysuckle from the garden. Cycling through the lanes (preferably when there’s an England match on, so it’s much quieter than usual). Stopping to pick elderflowers to make cordial and admiring the dog roses in the hedgerows. They are too prickly to pick, and… Read More »
Summer’s here
At last the sun is out again and I have been giving the garden a mini makeover to celebrate. As explained in previous posts, we were due to have an extension, which is now not happening this year, and I had cleared out my courtyard garden in readiness. To avoid having a summer with… Read More »
An almighty catch-up
I am not sure where the last month has gone. I know I have been super-busy with work, and with re-writing my book (over two thirds of the way through now!). In the mean time, restrictions are easing and I have enjoyed visiting my sons and seeing some friends, although I need to emerge from… Read More »
Blossom Season
The blossom is out in the park opposite my house and I am so glad to see it. It’s been a cold spring so far, and I am finding these last weeks of lockdown are dragging, but a walk through the trees with their pink and white confetti petals always makes me feel better. My… Read More »
Of bulbs, tulips and hyacinths….
A wild and rainy day, Donald Trump’s last shout, continuing lockdown, shielding …life is a certainly a curate’s egg. I woke up feeling gloomy, but then I remembered that I have some spring bulbs in my greenhouse outside, and I hadn’t checked them for a week or two. Sure enough, there is progress: the iris reticulata have… Read More »