
How many different types of insects can one plant support? Read my blog to find out how many were supping on mint flowers.
How many different types of insects can one plant support? Read my blog to find out how many were supping on mint flowers.
Hever Castle re-opened on February 9th 2022 for the snowdrop walk and I went along on the 12th to enjoy the display and hear a talk by renowned garden writer and galanthophile […]
Myddelton House in Enfield was the family home of botanist, writer and botanical artist E A Bowles (1865-1954), whose name is still familiar from the many plants named after him, a lasting […]
‘This is the sort of garden you could visit every month and see something different each time’ Neil Miller, head gardener at Hever Castle since 2006, told me on my recent visit. […]
After a surprisingly busy couple of months, I’m finally catching up with some blogs about garden visits I’ve made this year! Back in the middle of May I spent a week in […]
The shortening days of autumn can be unwelcome and even in a normal year, without the extra challenges that this one has brought, many people feel their mood profoundly affected by the […]
Borde Hill Garden near Haywards Heath in West Sussex had been on my 2020 list of gardens I’d never been to and wanted to visit. Originally it was a pretty extensive list […]
I had never heard of Thornbridge Hall and came across it by chance in June last year when I was on holiday in the Peak District. We’d been out walking all day […]
Haddon Hall is unique. Not just because it is 900 years old, this is Britain after all, but more significantly because the house was closed in the 18th century when the family […]
I love the spring and normally try to go away for a week in March, often aiming for the end of the month. As luck had it this year, various plans and […]