10 Aug

I’ve been working on some table projects today, but basically there’s been no gardening as it’s been so wet and windy in Brighton...

08 Aug

I tend to get up very early; wash up, put the washing in, hang the washing out, clean the kitchen etc etc. At 05:30 I can do all this stuff when the world is still quiet and calm and feel that I can properly start...

05 Aug

In Cornwall last week I decided that it was about time we actually visited the gardens on St Michael’s Mount...

04 Aug

After a really great trip away in Cornwall, I was also pleased to get back home to my garden here in Brighton...

30 Jul

Rock Samphire is my new favourite plant...

25 Jul

There is definitely something medative ( if not a bit obsessive ) about my flower arranging ritual...

23 Jul

So basically I should be packing the car now, but I’ve got a bit of a pink thing going on at the moment...

22 Jul

This last week has been so hot here in Brighton, that I’ve barely been out in the garden during the day. It’s South facing so everything gets scorched...

18 Jul

I needed to revamp the ikebana today, but I have so much orange in the garden at the moment I just wanted to use some subtler colours...