The Magic of Madeira
Its funny how things go; around Christmas time 2011, I decided over dinner with some friends, to run a Barefoot 10K. Conveniently there was one being held in Battersea Park the following autumn, appropriately raising […]
Articles by Lynne Allbutt
The Cockney Reject Embracing The Good Life
The Cockney Rejects, Mick and Jeff Geggus, are the stars of a feature length documentary, ‘East End Babylon’, which will be shown at Cardiff Odeon on 8 November. I caught up with Mick last week […]
Talking a Laurel-Love with Status Quo’s Francis Rossi
Status Quo front man Francis Rossi loves his garden and tells me, “I used to live just 100 yards down the road from where we live now and I lived there for over 30 years. […]
Brethern asks us to visit our hearts
L: Hello Brethern, you said it was a matter of urgency? B: Yes, we are detecting a degree of debilitating discomfort amongst you (all) and we want to dispel it and continue as smoothly as […]
Beautiful Brethern
Please excuse the lack of preamble to the latest excerpts from my ‘Brethern (see left) exchanges’ but a friend has gently insisted that I should share and post them; they actually need little introduction – […]
How to Love Food and Lose Weight (and Grow Mildew) with the Hairy Bikers
The Hairy Bikers, Dave Myers and Si King have recently become the Hairy Dieters as they lost over 6 stone between them. The food loving bikers changed their eating habits and created low fat versions […]
When Pam Ayres Gets Up From Her Chair!
Writer, broadcaster and entertainer Pam Ayres tells me that she is quite keen about gardening despite getting somewhat overwhelmed by it occasionally. She explains, “I am lucky I have a beautiful garden. It was on […]
Viagra, Bananas, Aspirin, Vodka and Beer for Healthy Plants, Says David Domoney
TV gardener and designer David Domoney has been spending a bit of time in Wales lately and admits that he loves the Welsh Countryside. “It’s breath taking. The Show Gardens and make-over Gardens that I […]
Department of Ahoyment's New Pirate Charter
Do not paint your parrot blue and grey. It is inauthentic, misleading and sticks their feathers together. Thou must not walk on the water. Live life with a sense of joy and wander Thou must […]
The New Plants and Gardens Magazine from Capital Gardens (featuring yours truly!)
The magazine is ‘cloud based’ (sounds a great place to be!) at the moment, but hard copies planned for the future. Features by Chris Beardshaw, (pictured with me at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2012), […]