Is the Pen Mightier than the Spade?
“Time is relative. An hour sitting with a pretty girl on a park bench passes like a minute, but a minute sitting on a hot stove seems like an hour.” Once again, I am in complete […]
The ‘Blog Garden’
World’s Oldest Twins Sadly Separated After 104 Years
Very saddened to hear of Ena’s recent passing. Here is the chat (couldn’t call it an interview!) that I enjoyed with her (younger) sister, Lily a few years ago. It was a joyous inspiration and a memorable afternoon sitting in front of her open fire […]
Barefoot Run Across Wales (Allbutt Shoes)
One woman, running across one country …. without shoes. Yep, that’ll be me. And training has begun. 1st December 2013. As the barefoot run will take place on the weekend of the 31st May and […]
Less Effort Equals More Effect
As the super sleuths amongst you may notice, this is my first blog since Chelsea Flower Show. I have occasionally wondered why and not really concluded anything. I wondered if subconsciously it felt like rather […]
An Ab Fab Chelsea Flower Show with The Beatles and The Rolling Bones
Today was my fifth year as a Guest at Chelsea Flower Show, meaning I get to preview the Show on the Monday before it opens to the public. To say it is a treat is […]
Holy Moley – A Gardener Cwtches a Mole!
It was nice to catch up with, Radio 2’s Allotment gardener Terry Walton who also came to say Hello at the RHS Show and we inevitably we had a quick chat about our veggies. I […]
Good (RHS) Show!
What a tremendous RHS Show at Cardiff last weekend – record numbers, the hottest day of the year so far and so many people coming along to The Green Room to say Hello. I was […]
It's Showtime at the RHS Show in Cardiff
As you may have read over the last few weeks, I will be creating another garden for the RHS Show at Cardiff next weekend (19th-21st April), called The Green Room. I have built up a […]
Winter's Rant
I spoke to Winter today, I asked how it was and this is what it said, “Well since you asked, I’m a bit peeved actually. I’m fed up with everyone having a go at me, […]
Read 'em and Weep!
I adore books. Always have done. Reading them, being given them, buying them, looking at them, just being in the same room as them. And I have become rather fond of being asked to read […]