I always feel as if I’m stepping into another world when I cross the threshold of RHS Chelsea Flower Show, sponsored by The Newt, Somerset. The entrance to the preview day is via the Thames Gate, so I get off the tube at Sloane Square, and walk towards the river. It’s 8.15am and there are… Read More »
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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 »
Summer Living
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 »
Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2019
The reason that I love Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival so much is that I think it encourages a lot of people to get into the garden. Chelsea Flower Show is amazing, aspirational, inspirational etc etc, but I am always left feeling a bit over-awed. By contrast, when I come away from this show, I… Read More »
Hello autumn garden
For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been out and about exploring some of the amazing walled gardens in North Norfolk for a magazine feature. Above is a dahlia display at Blickling. I love walled gardens because I always think I can learn something from them. Huge, open landscaped country gardens are stunning, of course,… Read More »