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 autumn. Actually it was late in the season when I discovered that one of the top Dahlia growers in the UK – Withypitts Dahlias – was located just outside a village near […]
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One evening during the carnival in Venice I stepped around a corner in a quiet lane and passed a couple in seventeenth century dress. It was as if I had stepped back in time. So I felt when I entered the formal gardens at Groombridge Place in the village of Goombridge, near Tunbridge Wells, in
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Recently our little valley has been like a sanctuary filled with deer and pheasants. At night we hear stags roaring and during the day the call of pheasants. And sometimes they graze next to each other. I record the wildlife and nature in the valley around our house on Instagram – do join me.
I had a bit of a heart attack when I sat down to write this post as I hadn’t realised it’s already October 1st! What really surprised me was the amount of colour still in my garden. The Autumn flowers are not retreating yet. Some of our roses have also been flowering. And best of all we’ve
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I want my children to grow up like my father brilliant at identifying trees. And no better time for them to start learning than when the leaves change colour and fall throughout Autumn. Whether walking in a park or deep in the woods, my aim is for them to see the difference between an English
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Outside our kitchen door is a scene of Autumn contrasts – blooming and fallen flowers. We have a Fuschia ‘Genii’ shrub which is covered with vibrant cerise and purple flowers. It has been flourishing and growing ever since the summer. But some of the flowers have fallen. I haven’t cleared them up as they have
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