I interrupt this advent calendar to announce….
It’s snowing! It’s actually snowing! In December! In softy-southerner Surrey! Apologies for the unseemly excitement here but this is unheard …
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Happy autumn!
It’s official: the autumn equinox falls at 21:18 this evening, so we’ve only got a few hours left of the …
Wisley Flower Show in pictures
Flower art
By Ellie, aged 9, and Ruby, aged 7: By way of explanation, the pot in the middle is sugar water. …
A week in Northumberland #2: Alnwick Gardens
The most celebrated gardens in Northumberland are without doubt those of Alnwick Castle. As it happens, they’re also among the …
Happy Birthday James!
It’s The Hat’s half-century! My heartfelt congratulations on making it this far still with inimitable good humour intact. As my …
A la recherche du temps perdu
Have camera cable, will blog. Sorry for the prolonged absence: actually I’ll admit it wasn’t just the camera cable. I’ve …
Technical difficulty…
I’ve had a technical setback – also known as a senior moment. I’ve lost my b****** camera cable somewhere between …
Postcard from Chelsea: Thursday
Small gardens today, and I’m going to betray my soft spot for the Courtyard Gardens here. I loved the Fenland …
Postcard from Chelsea: Wednesday
This is the ravishingly beautiful planting in Luciano Giubbilei’s garden for The Daily Telegraph: gold medal winner but in my …
Sally Nex 