Julie King

LATEST ARTICLES ( 240 )

• A Short Break

  

  Dear Readers, I had intended to post before disappearing off on our holiday to Dubai but time has got the better of me. I will be back in a couple of weeks and... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Monday Flowers – Spring Frippery

  

  This week my garden is overflowing with spring loveliness - everywhere I turn something delectable is coming into flower. I have to admit that it is all... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Monday Flowers – Here Come The Girls!

  

  After last weeks delicate pale pink blossom, this week I am sharing something altogether more sultry and sophisticated - my first tulip from this years batch... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Monday Flowers – Beautiful Blossom!

  

  "LOVELIEST of trees, the cherry now Is hung with bloom along the bough, And stands about the woodland ride Wearing white for Eastertide." A. E. Housman.... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Monday Flowers – Spring Delights!

  

  I have to admit that spring is catching me a little unawares this year - normally I am eagerly hunting out signs of its arrival on a daily basis - noting every... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• A Jugful of Hellebores

  

  "For in every adult there dwells the child that was, and in every child there lies the adult that will be." ― John Connolly, The Book of Lost Things I hav... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• A Snowdrop Dinner

  

  LONE Flower, hemmed in with snows and white as they But hardier far, once more I see thee bend Thy forehead, as if fearful to offend, Like an unbidden guest.... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Perfect Partners

  

  One month is past, another is begun, Since merry bells rung out the dying year, And buds of rarest green began to peer, As if impatient for a warmer sun; And... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Snowdrops

  

  "Every gardener knows that under the cloak of winter lies a miracle ... a seed waiting to sprout, a bulb opening to the light, a bud straining to unfurl. And th... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Mid Winter Moments

  

  "The shortest day has passed, and whatever nastiness of weather we may look forward to in January and February, at least we notice that the days are getting... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Winter Accents

  

  Winter has finally arrived in my part of the world. Although there has been no further snow since the flurries last week, in recent days I have woken to heavy... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• In A Vase On Monday – Forced Blossom

  

  This week I have remade the vase of lichen covered twigs and hydrangea Annabelle from a few weeks ago. Last week I included a few branches of Viburnum... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• For The Love of Hellebores

  

  It has become something of a January ritual of mine to sit down and write a post for you about the stars of my winter garden and to include a selection of photo... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• In A Vase On Monday – Layers of Scent

  

  This week my Monday vase sees a return to flowers from the garden. After the slow start last week I can now see clear signs of the first flowers of the year... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• A New Collaboration – The Cutting Garden Collective

  

  I have been wanting to offer courses in my garden for a few years now, but have always found reasons not too. In August last year I met Brigitte, the very... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• In A Vase On Monday – Loving Lichen

  

  After all the heartbreak and sadness of the autumn I am relived to finally be back here on a Monday showing you my weekly garden finds. This first week of... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Looking Forward To January

  

  What is it about the turn of the year that has us all making resolutions, drawing up plans and imagining a better gardening year ahead? Even when I have... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• In A Vase On Monday – My Mother’s Flowers

  

  Dear Readers, Last Friday was my mother's funeral - one of the hardest days of my life. I am still not quite ready to return to my regular Monday vase making, s... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• When Life Feels Like An Empty Swing

  

  "The death of a mother is the first sorrow wept without her" -Author unknown Dear Readers, Once again I have no Monday vase to share with you. Instead only the... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• In A Vase On Monday – Spring Meets Autumn

  

  Just when it seemed that the summer show was over with all the annuals going to seed and the dahlias looking the worst for wear after a few light frosts,... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2016 GARDENING, HOME