While keen gardeners and growers are spending cold weekends inside waiting for spring to arrive so we can start sowing, nature hasn’t stopped all winter. The perception might be otherwise, as trees are dormant and herbaceous plants have died back and have left bare soil. However, step outside while the kettle boils and you will […]
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Rhapsody in Green – Charlotte Mendelson
I had seen the title Rhapsody in Green crop up on social media a couple times, so on one of my many bookshop visits I decided to bring it home. Published in 2016 by Kyle Books, Charlotte Mendelson’s collection of garden essays has become one of my favourite garden writing books. Following the seasons The […]
An interview with a garden illustrator
The blog has had a makeover! Autumn is turning out to be a great month. I found a job, I got my blogging mojo back, I have a new logo and theme for the blog and I have been accepted as a probationary member of the Garden Media Guild. Additionally, I recently visited the Chelsea […]
Beatrix Potter’s Hill Top – Cottage Gardening in Full Swing
The new place feels almost like home now, I think moving a different part of the country is what is making it a little harder to settle. That and finding a new job. So, to make myself feel better, I decided to look through photos of our little road trips and came across the snaps […]
A pit stop at National Trust’s Erddig
One of the things my husband and I enjoy doing together are road trips. We like to go away for a few days and have the time to relax, get away from the internet and going on walks. Consequently, we tend to plan our journeys around National Trust locations as we want to make the […]