I  am amazed ( and very happy! ) that for the first time EVER this year, I have managed to grow Sweet Peas with any degree of success.  I've been dying to have the delicate smell of my own, home grown ones around the house; it must...

10 June, 2014 /

I did a lot of driving over the weekend, and it was lovely to come back with some family roses...

09 June, 2014 /

There is no competition in Ikebana, no striving to better someone else. The object is simply to create something beautiful for the delight of others and in doing so inform ourself...

06 June, 2014 /

There's something wonderful about leaving the garden for a few days and then returning to see what has secretly happened in your absence...

01 June, 2014 /