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• Ceiling

  

  This year I have decided to try and participate in the weekly photo challenge set by Cathy, Sandra, Melissa and Jane - I came across it via Cathy's blog. I lik... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Aspirations for 2017

  

  I have resolutely avoided blogging about New Year resolutions. I am a great believer in doing rather than saying and it is easy to say I will do this or that bu... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Despite the Odds

  

  There are some things that just seem to defy the laws of probability and my son's wood store is one; it really should have completely collapsed some years ago.... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• In a Vase on Monday – Winter Bear

  

  As I am hopeless at sticking to things I will not start this post by saying that I intend to participate in Cathy's weekly In A Vase On Monday meme. Instead I... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month View – December 2016

  

  I have to admit that my lackadaisical approach to the blog and to a lesser degree the garden meant that I had forgotten about this month's End of Month View pos... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• A Look Back at 2016 & Hopes for 2017

  2016 has been one of those weird years full of changes and challenges - both personal and more broadly. I pondered last night whether I should write this post... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Path

  

  “But the beauty is in the walking – we are betrayed by destinations” – Welsh poet Gwyn ThomasHaving to some degree drifted through life for the last 10  years o... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2016 GARDENING

• Boxing Day Flower Count 2016

  

  Viburnum tinus ‘Eve Price’Curiously the mild winter we are having hasn’t resulted in lots of flowers in the garden this Boxing Day. Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Naoshima – a Modern Art Interlude

  

  After the temples, culture and tradition of Kyoto, Naoshima was quite a surprise. Situated in the Seto Inland Sea to the south east of Kyoto, Naoshima is a smal... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Do You Need a Garden Style?

  

  Euphorbia rigidaIt’s a strange thing that my thoughts about the garden are at their most clearest in the early hours of the morning when I am supposed to be... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• A Magical Misty Walk

  

  Sometimes the memories you take away from a trip aren’t the ones you expect to  and this is true of our trip to Mt Daisen. The intention had been that we were t... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2016 TRAVEL

• West Coast of Japan – A Threatened Beauty

  

  My trip to Japan wasn’t all about the gardens, it was more about experiencing Japan  and trying to get a little insight into its fascinating culture.  As I... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Miscanthus Grassland – Akiyoshidai Plateau, Japan

  

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  Posted on 07 December 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Ginkaku-ji (Silver Pavilion)

  

  Ginkaku-ji (The Silver Pavilion) was our first Japanese garden of the tour and delivered on many of the archetypal Japanese garden elements. Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month View – November 2016

  

  I initially started this post by saying that as I have been away most of November very little has happened to Hugh’s Border, the focus of this year’s End of... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• The Art of Kiku

  

  I was about to write about the Silver Pavilion, a natural progression after the Golden Pavilion in my last post, but I spotted these photos I took of... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• The Temple of the Golden Pavilion

  

  Kinkaku-ji, or the Temple of the Golden Pavilion, is the iconic temple of Kyoto. Dating from the late 14th century, the temple was originally the retirement... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Going Japanese

  

  Anyone who follows me on Instagram or Facebook will know I have been travelling around southern Japan for the last two and half weeks and posting regular photos. Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month View – October 2016

  

  Well Autumn is truly upon us now.  The Colchicums are flowering, the leaves are falling and the clocks went back an hour last night.  I’ve always enjoyed Autumn... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants

  

  One of the best presents my sons ever bought me was the RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants probably about 10 years ago.  A hugely valuable resource that open... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2016 GARDENING, HOME