Herry's Journal

Mottisfont rose garden was looking spectacular on my visit on 8th June, possibly the best it has been, despite the rain at the weekend.    F...

Houghton Lodge with its rose-filled verandah Houghton Lodge is a splendid C18th fishing lodge high above the banks of the Test, in a most un...

  Morris & Co  The Chelsea Flower Show this year was notable for naturalistic planting and the strong structures that had been raised in...

Here are our handy tips for understanding kWh and electricity cost per kWh. This will help you save money, energy and do your bit for the en...

The solar panels installed on the east and west sides of the garage roof With the drumbeat of climate change underscored by the scherzo of h...

Michael Ignatieff Michael Ignatieff, whom I have long admired since reading his superb biography of  Isaiah Berlin , has given us some fasci...

KPCC I am a great fan of KPCC, part of the US National Public Radio (NPR) network of non-political radio stations much like the BBC. Indeed ...

The garden lights now come on automatically based on a movement sensor I began putting lights in the garden a few years ago, first down the ...

  "The pandemic has killed many people. And the pandemic is because we killed nature. The UN has admitted we are only treating the symp...

  Gules Wingate-Saul (right) with Julian Avery, John Collard and Richard Smith. Anglesea Arms, London 2026 Photo by Herry. Giles Wingate Win...