This week was all about plants, which seems highly appropriate as Chelsea Flower Show is in full swing. I’m planting up a few borders, so always on the look out for an interesting plant or two. It’s amazing how many places you can pick up plants without setting foot in […]
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Italian Garden at Westonbirt House
One of our current garden projects is to build a seating area outside the kitchen door. It’s a suntrap, which, thanks to the cottage’s thick, stone walls, retains the warmth long after the sun has set. I dream of an Italian garden with bourgainvillea and lemon trees, plus a pizza […]
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garden – my word of the week
Our garden is the hunting ground to an unreal number of squirrels. We’re talking about a squirrel density that rivals many a town or city park. On the whole, we let them get on with it. The garden provides them with everything they need, it seems, and they mostly scarper […]
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Homegrown herbal tea
It’s National Tea Day today, so I thought I’d share my five favourite homegrown, herbal teas and how I grow them. They are so easy to grow and frugal too. I love herbal tea. Apart from the occasional treat of a hot chocolate, it is the only hot cuppa I […]
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