Thursday, 16 July 2020

Stockbridge in the Age of the Coronavirus - July 2020

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The story began far away on 4th January 2020 when the WHO tweeted that there was a cluster of pneumonia-like cases of unknown cause in Wuhan...
Sunday, 14 June 2020

Favourite Gardens - Little Court, Crawley

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Little Court has been home to Patricia Elkington for over 50 years and she has made the garden a must-visit destination, full of interesting...
Wednesday, 3 June 2020

Old Swan House Garden in June 2020

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The grasses are slowly turning from green to gold, and the alchemilla and sedums are adding mounds of colour to the gravel garden The garden...
Tuesday, 12 May 2020

Favourite Garden Catalogues - Cotswold Garden Flowers (Bob Brown) 2020

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I was delighted to receive a catalogue from  Cotswold Garden Flowers (Bob Brown) 2020 today. It's a real treat to read, for as well...
Friday, 24 April 2020

Memorial Trees and Roses at Old Swan House

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The Orchard at Old Swan House When I planted up the garden in 2014 my first order was of six fruit trees from Blackmoor Nurseries, S...

Old Swan House Garden in Spring 2020

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It's been the finest spring weather that I can remember with almost continuous sunshine since late March. The grasses came down then...
Sunday, 5 April 2020

Titian at the National Gallery - Love, Desire, Death

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‘Death of Actaeon’ (about 1559-75), the National Gallery, London The National Gallery have organised an astonishing exhibition - Titi...