On Saturday, I attended a pre-publication lunch held to promote Monty Don's new book, 'Down to Earth'. I don't often accept the various invitations I receive through the blog but this sounded marvellous ... and with free food and drink too. Despite considerable effort spent making myself sort-of-presentable, I still felt out-of-place at the very … Continue reading Win A Copy Of ‘Down To Earth’ By Monty Don
Author: David Marsden
The Sparrowhawk
Jim picked me up from work at The Old Forge yesterday and, as I loaded my tools into the car, told me that he'd almost driven over a sparrowhawk crouched on the lane leading up to the house. Luckily, he had braked in time and the bird flew away, as did an injured pigeon it … Continue reading The Sparrowhawk
I Capsize The Island
Three or four years ago, I planted a little corkscrew willow on a little island in the east pond. Which isn't news; I've written about it before. The little tree liked its little island-home, flourished and grew quickly - as corkscrew willows (Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa') are prone to do anyway. And it formed a nice … Continue reading I Capsize The Island
A Postcard From Lindos, Rhodes
My holidays are often quite adventurous: cycling through the German countryside, hiking across British mountains, bobbing down the Zambezi in a barrel, play-wrestling polar bears on Svalbard - that sort of thing. But this year, Jim and I decided to plump for something a little more conventional, a lot more lazy. A few weeks ago … Continue reading A Postcard From Lindos, Rhodes
An Interview With Lawnmowers Direct
Here's a very quick post (during my not very stringently, self-enforced break from blogging) to mention a recent interview. I wouldn't normally devote a whole blog-post simply to highlight me having a chat (though the opportunity to chat to anyone is personally quite exciting) but I thought James, the interviewer, posed some good, thoughtful questions. … Continue reading An Interview With Lawnmowers Direct
An End To March
I'm taking a short break from 'The Anxious Gardener' but meanwhile, and after months of winter drear, it seems a shame not to share some images from the last days of March. Daffodils aren't around for long but The Priory's brief show is hearty. I'm so used to their regular, faithful appearance that I don't … Continue reading An End To March
Win ‘The Thoughtful Gardener’ By Jinny Blom
It has been over six months since I gave away a new, shiny book - which is far too long and I'll rectify that right now. 'The Thoughtful Gardener' by Jinny Blom will be published by Jacqui Small on 16th March 2017, with an RRP of £35.00 ... but I have a copy up for … Continue reading Win ‘The Thoughtful Gardener’ By Jinny Blom
The Anxious Gardener 