Evening in Greenwich Park
Evening in Greenwich Park is a good time to enjoy the softer light and the end of the day.
The Fortnight Garden in mid-June
Gosh, wouldn’t it be nice to have some ongoing warm weather?!
Cable Street Community Garden & Open Garden Squares Weekend
Cable Street Community Garden is an unlikely haven of peace in London’s former Docklands, on either side of the Docklands Light Railway (DLR). The gardeners have always been committed to organic gardening for their fruit, vegetables, and flowers, and the site attracts birds, bees, butterflies, and of course foxes! Do visit during Open Garden Squares Weekend…
The Fortnight Garden in early June
Wow! What a change! It had been a fortnight since I was last in Suffolk and the roses were out – absolutely gorgeous!
A Bouquet of Roses from Cable Street Community Garden
Cable Street Community Gardens will be open on Sunday 18 June during Open Garden Squares Weekend – do visit! I posted a general view of the gardens previously but I had to return because the roses are just …. well, I can’t really find the words because ‘beautiful’, ‘elegant’, ‘delightful’, ‘fragrant’ don’t begin to describe…
Summer in Suffolk
The Suffolk garden, now in its fifth growing season, is slowly maturing. And at the other side of the house –
Greenwich Park Rose Garden
Ranger’s House dates from c.1700 and was built for a sea captain, Vice Admiral Francis Hosier. The house overlooks Blackheath and backs on to Greenwich Park. It is possible to visit the house, but only on a guided tour. The rose garden is in the Park and is filled with wonderful things. These stunning roses in the…
Draped over the fence
The first roses
A quiet Sunday morning
It is going to be a very hot day again so I watered the shady parts of the garden. And while standing there I remembered my mother. She loved plants and always urged and cajoled and nurtured them to achieve their best possible efforts! She saw pictures of my garden in Suffolk, but it was…