On a cold drizzle-evening recently, I settled down with a glass of wine and my laptop. The laptop's hard drive was groaning with 45 000 (!) digital photos and it was time to make some space. After deleting a couple of hundred, and drifting off to the fridge for a refill, I grew distracted by … Continue reading The Norfolk Coast
Gardening
Win A Copy Of ‘Secret Gardens Of The Cotswolds’
It's been a while since there's been a book competition on The Anxious Gardener. Time to rectify that with an opportunity to win 'Secret Gardens of the Cotswolds' published by Frances Lincoln. Here's what they have to say about it: Secret Gardens of the Cotswolds is a personal tour of some of the UK’s most … Continue reading Win A Copy Of ‘Secret Gardens Of The Cotswolds’
2015 Calendar
I was reading a post on Christina's blog the other day about a calendar she made from photos of her garden and remembered that I too normally make one. I haven't for a couple of years but with that prod from Christina, I decided to leap purposefully into action. Using an online company, I uploaded … Continue reading 2015 Calendar
A Winter’s Day
After a short Christmas break, I returned to a frozen Priory. Icy, sparkling, frosted, prickly. The valley softened by cloudy breath (if you'll allow me a little purple prose) and the ponds frozen hard. As I crunched about the grounds, I pictured a favourite childhood book - the marvelous Ladybird 'What to look for in … Continue reading A Winter’s Day
Clematis
I was a little disappointed that the Priory's old and established garden only boasted one clematis. Over the last six years I have rectified that shortcoming by adding a further twenty or so and today there are almost two dozen clematis dotted about the grounds. Here are some of them. The original Priory clematis is … Continue reading Clematis
Autumn Light
For a couple of days last week the skies cleared and the sun shone. After a short holiday away, a return to work wasn't so very awful. We've had plenty of dark cloud and rain recently but with sunlight filling the valley, there's nowhere I would rather be. And neither, I suppose, would Digby the … Continue reading Autumn Light
Win A Copy Of ‘RHS The Garden Anthology’
Here's an October book giveaway. This is what publisher, Frances Lincoln, has to say about 'The Garden Anthology'. 'RHS The Garden Anthology' presents more than 100 years of the best writing in The Garden magazine, the respected journal of the Royal Horticultural Society. The collection features the work of 80 of the world’s most celebrated … Continue reading Win A Copy Of ‘RHS The Garden Anthology’
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