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• The New York High Line

  

  Running for about a mile on the eastern Side of Manhattan on a former elevated railway line is one of New York’s newest Parks. Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• View from The Rock

  

  We are staying only a short walk from The Rockefeller Centre, so decided to take in the views. Whilst the most famous of the skyscrapers is The Empire State, yo... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Brunch at Bryant Park

  

  We finally made it across the pond and after a long flight and an hour’s yellow cab ride to 42nd Street we checked in, dropped our bags, freshened up and decide... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Competition: Win a Bouquet of Flowers

  

  The lovely people at Serenata Flowers, an award winning online UK florist plants shop are offering one reader the chance to win a £40 bouguet of flowers... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• My Favourite Pansy

  

  isn't actually a pansy (Viola tricolor subsp. hortensis) but rather the tree Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'. The dark and rich purple foliage of this plant... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• The Madness and Gladness of It All

  

  Someone asked me yesterday why if somebody else is doing the house renovation for us how come we still work so hard in the evening and the weekends. Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Kindness Through Ginkgos

  

  Just a few days after the fire in our garden, imagine my astonishment when one of the builders summoned me from upstairs telling me that there is a delivery of... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Long and Dirty Weekend

  

  We all love a good, long bank holiday weekend don't we, especially if it's a dirty one. Quite literally on our case as work continued in the house all weekend. Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Home and Garden

  

  Yesterday I found myself deciding whether to start cleaning the double glass doors that used to lead straight on to the patio, or trim and tidy up a few plants... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• The Gems of Chaos

  

  The sweet chaos that is having one's house renovated... Yucca recurvifolia Chaos - that's possibly the best word to describe our lifestyle at the moment. Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Cornwall Up North

  

  A couple of weekends ago we paid our good friend a long overdue visit to spend some time and see his garden. We've always had hints that he has a beautiful... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Electrical Rationing

  

  Oh la la! To live on just one electrical socket.... The renovation work in our house is in full swing which involves a full house rewiring. Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Life After Fire

  

  With just over a week after the fire some of the plants that were severely burnt are already showing signs of life and start of their recovery.... Agapanthus sp. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• A Fiery Twist

  

  Our garden blog has just taken a very unexpected twist.... Last Friday at around 2pm I received a phone call saying that the fire brigade are in our garden... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• The Other Blue Yucca

  

  Whenever you mention the words 'Blue Yucca' within the exotic gardening circle, everyone immediately thinks about Yucca rostrata. Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Exotic Hampton Court

  

  Hampton Court Flower Show certainly lives up to its name with the majority of the plants on display very much of the flowering variety. Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• RHS Hampton Court 2013 - The Floral Marquee

  

  It's not all outdoor attractions at the RHS Hampton Court Flower Show, there are of course the marquees with individual themes like Plant Heritage, Rose and... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• RHS Hampton Court 2013 - The Show Gardens

  

  What a fabulous day it was at the RHS Hampton Court Flower! The sun was shining, it was warm, the atmosphere was superb, grand setting, it was perfect!... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• The Summer Sun

  

  , finally it has descended upon us as we just had the first weekend here that actually felt...well summery! It is July after all and it is supposed to feel... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Will It, Or Won't It...

  

  There is something of a suggestion from the met office that we may be about to get a longer warm spell, the BBC weather forecast for the next couple of weeks... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2013 GARDENING