As you may recall, every Wednesday I leave the sproglet in the capable hands of my mother and trot off, unfettered and unencumbered, to Regent’s Park, where I spend the day learning all about horticulture (or “gardening” in layman’s terms…) I absolutely love this course, both for what I learn about and for the freedom … Continue reading Beautiful right now: plants for winter
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Frosty mornings
Urgh, all this rain! I can't bear the sogginess of it all. It's cheered me up no end that a few mornings this week I've woken not to the interminable patter of rain on the roof, but to the sight of frost on the ground and the big orange sun peeping out through the trees … Continue reading Frosty mornings
Garden moodboard: January
Hot on the heels of my lateness with new year’s resolutions (or lack thereof) I am also running a good few weeks late with my garden moodboard for January. What can I say, it’s been pissing it down outside and there is not a single new plant to show you from my Mum’s garden since … Continue reading Garden moodboard: January
Garden moodboard: December
Since I haven't seen our house for a fortnight now, I can only imagine what the garden is looking like in December. (Covered in builder's tools, bricks and building dust I would guess...) Here at my Mum's, I've a few evergreen plants to show you that really sum up the festive month of December. Actually, … Continue reading Garden moodboard: December
Garden moodboard: November
It's been something of a frantic November, so far, with the excitement / stress of packing all the boxes in time for the builders to arrive. But yesterday I managed to grab a few minutes to go out into the garden for my November moodboard photos. It was a gloriously sunny Autumn day, here in … Continue reading Garden moodboard: November
Autumn in the garden
The garden in our house is a source of both great joy and great frustration to me. It was one of the major selling points when we bought the place a year ago: a 60 foot garden! In London! But (as I know I've mentioned before, so my apologies to regular readers) it was also … Continue reading Autumn in the garden
Garden moodboard: October
More than a week in to October, but here, finally, is my monthly garden moodboard. I'm quite excited about my garden at the moment. It's currently in a half dug state. We're taking up some of the many (many!) flowerbeds and replacing with turf. The rhododendron bed is going, along with half the width of … Continue reading Garden moodboard: October
A photo a day: August 20th
Phew, this August break is almost breaking me. Who knew it would be quite so hard taking and posting a photo every single day?! For only the second time this month, I'm following the official themes. Today is taste. Here are some of my tomatoes in the greenhouse, ripening on the vine. Soon ready for … Continue reading A photo a day: August 20th
A photo a day: August 15th
For those who remember the sad story of the asparagus pea (I've heard talk of support groups being set up around the country to help gardeners deal with the crushing disappointment of an asparagus pea crop), I bring you cheerful news. These amazing cucamelons, in the photo above, were started from seed at the same … Continue reading A photo a day: August 15th
A photo a day: August 10th
I'm on a three month hiatus from my horticulture course for the summer holidays, but that doesn't mean I've stopped noticing all the different, fascinating scientific things I learnt about in the classroom when I see them around the garden. One of the terms that was new to me in the course was a "dehiscent … Continue reading A photo a day: August 10th
Wolves in London 