Eight years ago, I was visiting a friend. This friend was in the middle of making over her garden. She was taking her small garden from a rather plain, flat garden to an altogether different place. There was decking, water features, stone clad raised beds and newly created slopes. It […]
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Purple sun
The clematis next to our covered bench opened today. I planted it to go over the roof of the bench. I don’t know why I didn’t realise that it would head towards the sun. Instead of covering the bench… … it is cuddling up to the fig. Funny thing is […]
Read moreA happy wandering
The weather has been lovely today. This afternoon, I took a moment to wander around the garden, looking for inspiration. I found it, but I also found a lot of moments that made me smile. Big and small. The garden is very alive and colourful. Yes, there are areas that […]
Read moreCheddar strawberries are here!
There are certain points of the year that I really look forward to. One of these is the start of the strawberry season. Hard as I try, as yet I’ve not been able to grow enough strawberries to meet the family’s needs. So I have two places I love to […]
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