Whilst I was away the Hogweed had been bleached and dried in the sun, which really confirmed an Autumnal feel to the garden...

08 September, 2014 /

August is such a strange month in the garden: it’s got half a foot in Summer and half a foot in Autumn. Having had May, June and July where everything goes mad, there has been a definite slowing down. I always think of August as the...

15 August, 2014 /

I spent the weekend in Cornwall, as we were having a wonderful new bespoke bench delivered by friends; Ewan had made the bench (Holly basically makes most of the beautiful ceramics I own! ). I arrived back to a rather parched garden amidst an overturned row of...

24 June, 2014 /

The shed is getting a little tidier now, and also seems to have a lot more space at the moment; we even had supper in there last night for the first time ever. But although The Cheeks looks as if butter wouldn’t melt in his mouth...

13 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 /