I’m always determined to get the most use out of flowers even if they seem past it, so this morning I was utilising the severely wilted hydrangeas I bought last week, which I’d hoped would last much longer to put together some images for...

  Sometimes when people visit the  Open House they turn up with a present!! I sort of think it’s amazing that they have shown up at all, and so then to produce a gift completely takes me by surprise...

I always like to be inspired by what the garden has to offer, even if it doesn’t seem like there's much around, but at the moment I love how the snowdrops are poking through the dead montbretia leaves...

I’m still on the Lemsips today, but not really feeling ill, just a bit slow and tired, so I’ve also been filling up on raw garlic, ginger, lemon and a bit of colour therapy...