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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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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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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