This weekend I was in central London on a trip as a treat for our work’s…
What’s going on: end of August
Where is this year going?! Where on earth did summer go?! It’s the end of August and the…
Parrot Flower Power – iPhone app and Bluetooth sensor gizmo
For Christmas, Chris bought me a Parrot Flower Power – what is it? It’s a battery…
Littlebury in August
I started our garden in spring with tiny plants. I didn’t want an instant garden at…
35 Turret Grove Open Garden
The National Garden Scheme (NGS) is brilliant because it raises money for charity and lets us…
Brachyscome iberidifolia (blue) window box pruning
Back at the start of the year we spent ages trying to decide the type of…
Cragside, Northumberland
In July 2014 we went on a road trip around the north of England and Scotland,…
Cacti mini garden
Three barrel cacti, including one from Chelsea Flower Show 2014. The flowering one is obviously the…
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2014
I went to the Chelsea Flower Show for the first time this year and it was…
Clapham Manor Street front garden
At the Chelsea Flower Show 2014, one of the gardens I loved the most was the…
Clapham Garden (Part 3): pots happening in May?
Spring started early this year, with a warm March and April, during which I planted out…
28 Sibella Road, Clapham
The garden of designer, Lorraine Johnson Rosner was open over the summer and is an immaculate…
Ham House, Richmond, London
In early summer, Chris and I visited Ham House in Richmond. The walk along the Thames in…
Eden Community Garden St. Paul’s Church, Old Town
The Eden community garden hidden in Clapham Old Town is a beautiful and peaceful spot anytime…
NGS 2014: 51 The Chase, Clapham
The garden of designer Charles Rutherfoord at 51 The Chase in Clapham is tulip heaven in…
Kew Gardens in spring: a sea of blue bells and dazzling Azaleas
I’ve visited Kew gardens at least once a year since I was a child (probably about…
Holy Trinity Hospice, Clapham, Open Garden
The Holy Trinity Hospice in Clapham has an award winning garden split into a number of…
Clapham Garden (Part 2: Moving A Cordyline Australis)
Two very Clapham features of our Clapham garden are two Cordyline australis trees (originating from New…
Clapham Garden (Part 1: Shade Alley)
Ground Zero. I’ve always loved our garden. It’s a good size for a London flat garden,…
Becoming an art student again
In January 2013 my friend Marcos encouraged me to find a drawing class and just give…