Midway through February and the rain has come my way, here in Lewes, UK. It might get a guy down, damp feet and water down the back of the neck, but, somehow, when the bulbs are stirring , I…
I’m often under scrutiny in my small Lewes urban garden but I’m getting used to it. I live next door to a one-eyed Siamese cat and, without actually being on speaking terms, we have a pleasant enough relationship which I…
I planted a passionflower in my Lewes garden last year and it seems deliriously happy there. The passionflower or Passiflora edulis to its Latin scholar friends, is only just frost resistant so it usually grows in hot countries like…
Yep, after all that sunshine here in Lewes, UK, things changed…..but remember…. …rain has its charms and, anyway… …every time it rains, don’t run under a train or anything like that, it’s time to sit…
As you all know, we officially started summer last weekend and to prove it, yes, you’ve guessed, the seasonal change has been marked in my household by my mother’s latest tea cosy, every house should have one. Here is her…
I’m an enthusiast about my small Lewes, UK, garden and, I have to say in all modesty that it is looking particularly fine at the moment with all the roses in full bloom and much else on its way.…
Yesterday, I went with some friends to see Vera Sackville-West’s spectacular gardens at Sissinghurst Castle, about an hour’s drive from my place. I took a lot of photographs and hope to publish a blog about the day later this week.…
Last week I showed you my first red, red rose and now I can unveil the second rose to flower in my Lewes, UK garden and, yes, folks, it’s white. The red rose is the solitary bloom at one…
Here is the first rose to flower in my Lewes garden this year caught in the early morning sun. There is something special about this moment and every year I celebrate it with a slight leap in my heart-rate. …
I’m told that beards are trendy this year and just as stopped clocks tell the right time twice a day, I’ve suddenly become dead trendy without realising it. Well I’ve mostly had a beard so I’m pleased all those…