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The House gets a Window
Sorry everyone, but so thrilled to have a window, I needed to share it :) This is Daunts bookshop in Fulham Road, London SW10
Strawberries from the gutter
The first strawberries of the season, grown in a length of zinc guttering on the roof.
Read moreMoss Dog
His mossy fur had started to shrink, and he began to look more like the ‘the dog in the iron mask’ than a fetching feature.
Read moreDare to Bare
Hooray for green manure. Nick sewed alfalfa and red clover last autumn and tilled the soil a couple of weeks ago before the snow hit. We are, as you can see, weed free and hopefully, the soil is feeling better for its green fix.
Read moreChit Chat
Instead, they sit like pashas on smart tin trays on the velvet sofa, only moved when guests need to sit down.
Read moreShowering Pots
The sun came out, and I felt inspired to start tackling the small roof area in London. I cut down the dried flowers from a hydrangea that doesn’t mind pot confinement, and grows to impressive heights every year. The seed heads are now doing their bit making the small shelf look really rather thrilling. I think I will remodel the planting on the small roof this year. I am thinking ‘jungle’.
Read moreThe Beginning
I have two gardens. I do not say this to show off. Sometimes I would rather have none. It is always something of a surprise to me that I have any, but I can’t let things be. In London I live on a road designed to kill you either by careless crossing or diesel pollution
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