Monthly Archives: December 2024

The  blog is about to celebrate its 11th birthday!   The first post was on New Years Eve 2013 and  the numbers reading  have continued to grow apace with over 236,000 views  by 143,000 visitors over the course of the … Continue reading →

As usual I’ve been wracking my brains for the last few weeks trying to think of something original and garden-related to say about Christmas. Over the last ten years I’ve tackled  all sorts of things  Christmasy from Hellebores to Brussels … Continue reading →

I wrote a few months ago about William Gilpin who was  in the words of the  Monthly Review in  April 1799, “the venerable founder and master of the picturesque school.” The problem was that while his travel writings and books … Continue reading →

Apologies the formatting of this post seems to have gone a bit haywire! A few days ago I was in Suffolk for a short holiday. It was cold, wet and windy but one day  we braved the weather and walked … Continue reading →