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  • August in the Garden

    I seem to have amassed a stack of gardening books, old and new, read and unread, which I love to browse through, along with seed catalogues, imagining the riot of colour and perfume that I could create – only I… Continue reading

  • A Kaleidoscope of Butterflies!

    A Peacock butterfly perched on a white buddleia – isn’t he glorious? I’ve neglected my garden shamefully, and it’s terribly overgrown and out of hand, so I’ve been out there this week trying to hack back the jungle. And on… Continue reading

  • Gardens and Wild Places

    Two reviews today as I’m still trying to catch up on posts. The reading is more or less on track, but the writing isn’t! There’s a link of sorts between these books, since they are both about about the environment,… Continue reading