Summer has arrived The anticipation in the lead up to summer has been building up for many months. And this year June has been so differe...

I do apologise for this rather late May update. I’m sorry that I don’t have an excuse, it’s just that I’ve been busy retreating to my gar...

April is almost over, the month of bluebells, it's the symbol of humility, everlasting love and constancy, and lockdown 2020. Well now, h...

This blog post is oh so late! The month of April seems to be flying by in these very strange times. I feel very fortunate at the moment a...

I’m very fortunate to have previously been able to work from home and have a home to work from. Unfortunately, my freelance work has comp...

It’s interesting how certain smells or sounds remind us of specific things, a person, a place or an activity. Orange, for example, is one...

We had the darkest day of the year on 21st December, with daylight lasting for just a few hours. This winter solstice marks the moment th...

As the days have got shorter and colder, my life has moved indoors and away from the garden. We have had an amazingly long and colourful ...

Garden hydrangeas have been pretty special this year and they’re still going strong! I was in the Lake District last week and despite it ...

The nights are drawing in, and October will see the clocks going back and the first frosts in colder parts of the country. Gardening time...

September is the beginning of one of my favourite times of year, not least for the fact that the garden is more relaxed than it has been ...

Summer is progressing July has been one of the hottest months of the year so far and it’s a great time to sit out and enjoy the garden wi...

I’ve been so busy during June and thought about time I did one of these posts that I’ve been itching to do. June was so sunny and warm, f...

Summer arrives The anticipation in the lead up to summer has been building up for many months. However, the start of the season has now o...

Hello weekend, I’m definitely ready for you. We’ve all been gritting our teeth through all the rain recently so a bit of spring warmth is...

April has arrived, and only this week has it graced us with several days of fantastic weather and as April is one of the busiest months i...

I felt like I’d really got into the swing of these wintery weeks, and then we had one sunny day this post Easter week with ever so slight...

This Easter, the weather isn’t planning on playing ball. I have all my fingers and toes crossed that the forecast improves, but right now...

The days are getting ever so slightly longer and the birds are beginning to sing. The gardening New Year starts in March and with perfect...

I still remember the soaps of my childhood – bars of creamy Imperial Leather, the spicy scent of Pear’s and the nostalgic fragrance of Ya...