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Yearly Archives: 2014
Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year
Preparations for Christmas have felt like a total marathon this year: I think I’ve been juggling too much recently (oh, when will I learn?) but today I think I may have turned a corner as I finally feel as though I am … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas
Tagged christmas, the matchbox, tomten, trygve m. davidsen
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Before & After: En Suite
Life has been getting in the way of blog posts lately, but it’s nice to be back to show you the fruits of some of my labours over the last few months. As well as keeping an eye on the construction … Continue reading
New Flower Bed: Update
It is hard to believe that it was way back in March when I wrote about planning two new flowers beds in the vegetable garden. I had to put the hours in digging over the beds and making preparations for the new additions … Continue reading
Viva España
It’s lovely to be back blogging after the inevitable hiatus while the kids were on holiday. The summer seemed to whizz by which is probably testament to the fact the we packed so much in: we ventured to Spain with friends, … Continue reading
Posted in Out & About
Tagged andalucia, casares, gaucin, spain, tapas
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RHS Chelsea Flower Show: Part 2
Slightly later than planned, but I’m back with Part 2 of my post about The Chelsea Flower Show: this time with my highlights from inside the Grand Pavilion. With a vague threat of rain on the day, a lot of … Continue reading
Posted in Gardens, Out & About
Tagged Beatrix Potter, Bowdens Hosta, cottage garden, David Austin Roses, herbs, heritage vegetables, Hooksgreen Herbs, Peter Rabbit, potager, RHS Chelsea Flower Show, silene fimbriata, The Lady of the Lake Rose, The Peter Rabbit Herb Garden, The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction, vegetable garden
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Cable & Cotton
When decorating my son’s room last year I bought a set of Cable & Cotton string lights to hang behind the armchair where he likes to sit and read; a little finishing touch that he was thrilled with as they … Continue reading
Posted in Interiors, My Place, Shops
Tagged cable cotton, fairy lights, Girl's bedroom, string lights
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RHS Chelsea Flower Show: Part 1
The Telegraph Garden by Tommaso del Buono & Paul Gazerwitz After watching the BBC coverage wistfully for the last few years, my Mum and I finally realised a little dream of ours this week and visited the The RHS Chelsea … Continue reading
Posted in Gardens, Out & About
Tagged 2014, Artisan Garden, Cleve West, Laurent-Perrier Garden, Luciano Giubbilei, M&G Garden, Marylyn Abbott, Nature Redesigned, Paul Gazerwitz, RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Telegraph Garden, The DialAFlight Potter's Garden, The Topiarist's Garden, Tommaso del Buono
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Planning Flower Beds
Now that the weather is – for the most part – becoming more spring-like, I’ve seized the opportunity to make a start on some changes to the flower beds in the vegetable garden. It’s been about two years since the … Continue reading
Posted in Gardens, My Place
Tagged agapanthus africanus, allium sphaerocephalon, coreopsis verticillata moonbeam, crocosmia, crocus, digitalis parviflora, geranium roxanne, helenium moerheim beauty, heuchera marmalade, lysimachia punctata, nepeta x faassenii, soft summer border, solidago goldenmosa
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