The Summer Jungle

I love it when the garden gets so big in summer that it’s hard to see parts of it. It’s difficult to believe that most of this dies down to bare earth in the winter. Everything is so tall right now. The poppies are in full bloom, the cosmos is just about to flower. I […]

My Lovely Patch of England

This is what my greenhouse looks like now. It’s finally finished and I can get in there and start to sow some seeds. Yey! I have some heated growing mats, seed trays and a box full of seeds all ready to go. My union jack bunting looks right at home as does my Borough Market […]

Greenhouse Beginnings

A very inauspicious beginning to my beautiful greenhouse. These concrete slabs will eventually be lovely, brick walls. And the greenhouse on top of them will blend seamlessly in to its surroundings. Unlike this base which seems to be the antithesis of lovely right now. One day it will be as gorgeous as this.