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 …
spring flowers
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 …
10 fun facts about bluebells to tell kids
Yeah it’s bluebell time in the woods! When the ancient woodlands around the valley where we lived in southeast England turned blue, I used to …
My April garden flowers
This time last year we had just moved into our house which meant we were rather busy. Now we’re settled I can pay attention to what …
A burst of camellias
When I took my twins Luce and Theo for an Easter hunt they were searching the ground for eggs and clues while I stopped and …
Spring Preview at Wakehurst
I’ve been getting rather impatient for some gardens near me in West and East Sussex to unlock their gates and let in visitors, but I have …