Several times, over the last fifteen years, I have driven down to the Cotswolds to visit my brother and sister-in-law and take in the wonderful ‘Fresh Air’ sculpture show in the gardens of the Old Rectory in Quennington. Hosted for the 34 years by Lucy and her husband the late David Abel Smith, the show …
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Autumn colours
A few colours from the garden – such as my lovely little acer which, when it has dropped its leaves, will be displaying glowing yellow, red tipped stems all through the winter. And then the hydrangea. Apart from one unkillable pink Japanese anemone, this is the only plant which remains from the original garden – …
A weary garden, Guiseppe Penone and The Well Gardened Mind
Tomorrow we will be hosting our late summer jazz-in-the-garden party but I fear that the various heatwaves have taken their toll and we have very little flower left. Ten days ago, as you can see, the cosmos were still flowering as were the penstemon, the antirrhinums, the roses and the geranium Rozannes. Now all that …
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A very overdue update on the 2025 garden
Sunday 22nd June – 12 – 6pm – Garden open for the National Gardens Scheme I am afraid that we have been so focused on getting the Growing Garden next door into shape for the garden opening that my garden has had to take a back seat – if not in care then at least …
December 2024 – but exciting plans for 2025….
The garden is looking distinctly Decemberish – dead ferns and very green mirrors thanks to all the rain. But the heron is glad to shed his green mantle for a few months – and Darby and Joan are still striding out. Although the grass is now all shorn, the large white hydrangea now a rather …
Is summer over already?…..
Officially, autumn started nine days ago, but I am trying to look on it as just another phase of summer….. And clearing out some of the now spent summer plants has given a different feel to the garden. But first I want to share a few of photographer Marc Gascoigne’s rather lovely pics. I have …