Hot August at Perch Hill
After months of hot dry weather and no rain since May, a day out somewhere invigorating with refreshment began to dance round in my…
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Flower Power at Sissinghurst
Another year has passed since the flower season comes into full bloom. Shows have come and gone and finally I have found the desire…
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Rainy Day in Sussex
After such a hot and uncomfortably humid spell, we are now reaping the rewards with rather a lot of rain, how I love rain!…
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Clandon Park: a new beginning.
Over a year has past since the worst nightmare of any homeowner hit Clandon Park, Surrey: fire. The National Trust prides itself on preserving for…
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August at Perch Hill
As late summer ambles along, with the weather becoming slightly more stable, a day out for inspiration beckoned. I was flagging and a refreshing…
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Charleston Farmhouse
As summer begins to slide away, the weather is distinctly mixed, gardens become parched or battered from the cycle of dry to wet weather….
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Long Barn and Sissinghurst
It is slowly becoming a terrific summer for roses. After a chilly rainy May and still rather variable weather, the flowers are really blooming as…
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Finding Emmetts
Emmetts Garden was one of the few National Trust Gardens, within easy distance, that I had not visited. However it was in the back…
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Return to Perch Hill
It has been some months, possibly a year since I last treated myself to supercharged intoxicating colour blast of what is Perch Hill, near…
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