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I may have said this before, but I love this month. On September the first I celebrate my anniversary of coming here - starting my 29th year this year ...

As I write two buzzards are soaring steadily above the garden, their big, broad wings riding the air with mastery ...

I've realised two things. Firstly, you can never have too many climbing roses ...

It’s been a busy few weeks. The builders have completed all the steel edging around the drive, Hew and I have had a site visit to see how our bespoke metal gates that we’re having made for the new walled garden are coming along – superbly is the answer, we’ve enjoyed giving lots of guided house and garden tours and ...

There cannot be a more jubilant month in the gardener's calendar than May ...

Why do I love April so much? ...

Is there ever a bad year for daffodils? ...

We’ve built a bridge. Now we’re creating a new walled garden! ...

Happy New Year - and what a wonderful start to 2025 it is with the completion of our new bridge. It really is quite something ...

Mistletoe is growing well here at Columbine. We have three good bunches of it in a hawthorn tree in our woodland ...