by Laura | 21 December 2021
The sun trying very hard to get through. Misty, mizzley, damp, cold, but completely inspiring. A magical moment of the year. One of my most favourite days and everywhere is sea lavender and thrift to come and seagulls and seals now. A world of promises for the year...
by Laura | 21 February 2018
The days are lengthening fast and after an inspiringly beautiful walk in Suffolk I feel that winter is behind us. Even after it has held it’s grip for many weeks, there is so much beauty to be found including the outlines of our magnificent native oaks, pines...
by Laura | 17 January 2017
On a chilly, grey, midwinter morning at Waterperry Gardens the international nursery woman, Derry Watkins, sparkled with fabulous tales of her expansive planting hunting travels. Her seemingly limitless knowledge of plants and their varieties would surely quench even...
by Laura | 8 December 2014
What better than to arrive at a beautifully adorned front door during the festive season? You may be worn out after work or shopping? Or a guest arriving at a seasonal party? A beautiful wreath is, like a Christmas tree, a wonderful reminder of how magical Christmas...
by Laura | 12 February 2014
On Saturday I whizzed in to the local florist in search of tulips. I just love them – instant reminders of cherished Dutch relatives, and also that long, warm days are on their way. The shop owner was busy unloading and checking flowers, buckets of them and ALL red...
by Laura | 12 February 2014
A chalked up board “Who said winter is dull?” greeted me on my arrival at Hardy’s Garden Plants yesterday. I’d travelled some distance to visit this Chelsea Gold Medal-winning hellebore nursery and, up to this moment, the early morning journey had been misty, murky...
