On a recent trip into London I couldn’t help but stop and admire this beautiful Cornus mas growing gracefully over a front garden wall. A lovely multi-stem specimen glowing with masses of tiny golden yellow flowers. Particularly striking against the clear blue, late winter sky.
From February flowers are produced on bare stems before the foliage appears, …
I am lucky enough to live opposite an area recognised as a site of metropolitan importance. Bushwood, or Wanstead Flats, is the most southerly point of Epping forest and includes an incredible area of acid grassland notified as a Site of Specific Scientific Interest (SSSI). All of this and just a twenty minute tube ride …
Last week I enjoyed a visit to the RHS plant & design show in central London. Wandering the halls I noticed this lovely Geum ‘Bell Bank’ bowing its head apologetically. A semi-double variety with slightly larger flowers than usual for a Geum, the petals are the colour of stewed rhubard and it has contrasting lemon …
This striking winter group will ensure you have colour and scent in your garden through the darker months of the year. The star of the show is fan shaped Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’, grouped together to give the best impact from their brilliant orange-yellow stems. Evergreen plants and the addition of pretty seasonal bulbs combine …
I recently came across the work of sculptor Celia Smith and instantly fell for her characterful & quirky pieces. Working primarily with wire she produces intricate sculptures, focusing mainly on birds, aiming to capture their energy and movement in a three-dimensional drawing style with wire representing the quality of line.
My favorite is the 17cm tall …
