Ahoy there! Hello! How are you? It’s been ages, I know. I fell off grid a bit, this August. Technology (such as this dear old laptop on which I write all my blog posts) becoming substantially less appealing than lying outside in the sun on a picnic blanket. Anyway, such times have come to an … Continue reading Notes from a summer: London Wetland Centre
daytrips
Cotswold Wildlife Park: where garden design meets rhinos
Over the half term week we had a holiday – of sorts – down in Somerset. I say "of sorts" as the kids were both a little bit grouchy and clingy for much of the week and I returned home feeling somewhat exhausted. We were staying in a wonderful, atmospheric holiday cottage with a huge, … Continue reading Cotswold Wildlife Park: where garden design meets rhinos
Painshill Park: the weirdness of landscape gardens
Hot on the heels of my trip to Eltham Palace to check out the 1930s planting, yesterday saw me visiting Painshill Park in Surrey, this time to visit an 18th century landscape garden. A bit of potted garden history for anyone interested. The "landscape" style of gardening became popular in the UK around the 1700s; … Continue reading Painshill Park: the weirdness of landscape gardens
Wolves in London 