The skies are grey again here in London but on Wednesday the sun was shining on the upper reaches of the River Avon where an old stone bridge crosses it on the outskirts of Amesbury. And I was not the only one enjoying it. And for those of you who would like a little more …
Gardens
Hollyhocks in Haggerston, the Grand Union – and swimming dogs
I do love hollyhocks and have just designated the perfect spot in my new garden at Hampstead Lane – if I can persuade them to grow. (A post on the garden coming very soon.) These were in Haggerston Park, where I found myself yesterday afternoon after a slightly unlikley Sunday afternoon walking tour around Hackney …
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Roses, roses – and more roses….
I spent last weekend at Snape Maltings enjoying some excellent music at the concert hall – and getting marooned in mid marshes when the motor of the boat from which we were viewing the bird life died unceremoniously. However, to get to the boat we had needed to walk through the village of Orford, once …
Daisies, swans, bees and a Paulownia tree
Yesterday I headed off across the heath to catch the Overground to Kew Gardens, meeting on my way… First this splendid random patch of daisies growing at the bottom of the meadow running down to Millfield Lane. How did they get there? Who knows….. And then, down on Hampstead Pond 2, the swan family. Our …
More tulips and some orchids
More wonderful tulips from Mainau. And, what I forgot to say in the last post was that you were getting this feast of tulips because I just happened to find myself on Lake Constanz a couple of springs ago with a morning to spare – and was directed onto the bus to the island – …
Mainau Island
We are heavily involved in judging for the FreeFrom Food Awards this week and as a result, my time on the heath has been strictly limited. So, since we are heading into tulip season, I though I would take you on a trip to Mainau Island on Lake Constanz where they have planted over a …