The rainy summer means that my container garden is relatively low maintenance at the moment. I’m still watering, especially my greenhouse full of tomatoes, but it’s not such a pressure outside. My plants are blooming, and I have had particular success with Geranium ‘Rozanne,’ a very useful perennial, geums, which have been flourishing since late… Read More »
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A Visit To Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2021
I hadn’t been on a train since February 2020, and I was very excited as I set off for this years RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2021. It was an early start from my house in Lincolnshire, with my bag packed with phone, camera, notebook, sandwiches and flip flops for aching feet on the… Read More »
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 »
12 Days of Making (2) A printed wreath
Today’s make is a printed wreath to hang on a cupboard or interior door. I love print making, and although I am complete novice, I think it’s possible to create a great effect without being an amazing artist. I love the simplicity of print, and the homespun effect. As with all my makes, this is… Read More »