I was determined to tidy up this morning before getting to the computer, but I got distracted by the roses I was about to throw away, then by Snapchat, then by a beautiful ranunculus, then by The Cheeks, but when the light’s good and the...

21 March, 2016 /

I felt that I’d recently neglected green, so today as there is a definite sense of Spring in the air, I created a green arrangement...

10 March, 2016 /

This weekend I had an unplanned visit to the Botanical Gardens in Sheffield. I thought they were amazing and also loved that they were built in the 1860’s so that the scents, and colours of the exotic plants would inspire the people of Sheffield...

15 February, 2016 /

The snow from the weekend has melted, but the frost has set in this week, which is something I don’t mind at all if it doesn’t kill the echiums and the sun is shining...

20 January, 2016 /

It’s been so wet and rainy recently that even though the temperature has dropped massively this week, the fact that the sun has appeared makes cycling into the countryside as well as venturing into the garden a real possibility! Today I decided to pot up loads...

13 January, 2016 /