Hever is one of the most important Edwardian gardens in England, and maintained to a very high standard…The best part is a spectacular five-acre Italian garden where a long pergola (cool dripping fountains all along) leads past a series of exquisite Italian gardens, stuffed with outstanding sculptures, columns, arches, urns, sarcophagi and other loot brought […]
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Since we moved into our house earlier this year every month has been a small voyage of discovery to see what is growing in our garden here in West Sussex. Now that December has arrived I’ve noticed it’s all about decay and bloom. Since the first frost arrived many of the flowers – like my evening
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It was a crispy early winter morning in the English countryside. The ground was covered in frost and I could feel the chill right down to my toes. I was tempted to head straight home after the school run and enjoy a hot cup of tea in front of the fire but then I noticed the sun. It
I’ve been watching so many of the flowers in our garden or nearby fading away the past few weeks. A pink rose still bloomed less than 3 weeks ago. Then its petals began to wilt a week or so ago. And after the recent frost I noticed today that the last of it was decomposing away. A
Jack Frost has come to Sussex! Winter is definitely here as this week we’re waking up to frost and mist. This was the view of the landscape on the country road by us early one morning this week.
