Very little of my garden is in full sun and generally I struggle to get delphiniums to flower well but for some reason this year, despite it...

Today I ate my first homegrown pea of the season.  It was a mangetout, Shiraz. It's been flowering for a while, then the first tiny...

Earlier on in the week Celia tweeted me asking 'do you fancy visiting Fullers Mill ?'.  A quick google, a 'yes' reply and s...

Despite the cold spring my garden has been bursting into life over the last week or so.  The colours are vibrant and despite the lack of rai...

When I go to London I walk. I always have done. Stems from 2 years of living as a student in London and having to walk due to lack of financ...

When I moved here I was delighted to find that I'd inherited a magnolia grandiflora of a decent size.  I imagined it laden with flowers,...