A Field of Dahlias
I’ve been very quiet here lately. And, although the season for Dahlias has now ended, I must record my visit to a field of Dahlias this …
Gardens
Nymans Part 1 – a seasonal menu
I like to think of my visits to Nymans as courses from a seasonal menu. I could indulge in an all day banquet by touring …
Rhododendron Feast
Last weekend we were at a barbecue at friends here in West Sussex. I had a rhododendron feast. Part of their garden was planted a hundred years …
Chiddingstone Castle – authors, eccentrics and gardens
It was by chance that I discovered Chiddingstone Castle. I was told that an old friend I hadn’t seen in years – Virge Gilchrist – …
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It’s tulip time
I visited Gravetye Manor’s gardens yesterday to see what was blooming. Frank Sinatra’s song ‘It had to be you’ suddenly was in my head when …
The Charleston Garden in Spring
While I was away with Luce and Theo on the East Sussex coast this week, I realised that Charleston was only a short drive away …