As I came back from my daily walk to the beach this morning (still can’t quite believe that ‘I’, ‘daily’ and ‘beach’ all fit into the same sentence) I first smelt Continue reading →

A number of people have encouraged me to write a gardening blog – friends, family, Adriana, my lovely gardening mentor – but I have always thought, ‘I don’t have time’, ‘I’m not very good at writing’ and ‘who’d want to read my wittering plant-related thoughts anyway?’.

However, over the years I have written various pieces to go with inspiring photos I have taken and I have started to get the writing bug.  At least the garden-related writing bug, that is.  Just as with study, I have found that if you are passionate about a subject, pouring over books suddenly becomes a pleasure, not a chore.  It is all quite surprising! Continue reading →