Maybe it was always inevitable
Looking through old family albums made me realise my love of flowers and gardening probably did not appear out of nowhere.
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Thank you for being here through all of it
As the year comes to a close, I keep thinking about how much this little garden space has held.
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Back from a week away and the garden has moved on
I came back from a work trip and the garden had carried on without me, which is always both reassuring and slightly rude.
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Chelsea week, sweet rocket and a full patio
Late May is always the point where the patio starts feeling like a proper room again.
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A year full of flowers and a few bucket-list moments
Those in-between days after Christmas always make me reflective, and looking back over this year I keep coming back to just how much it held.
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Coming home from holiday to a garden in full bloom
I think every gardener gets that slight sense of dread when coming home from a holiday in summer. You imagine disaster, drought, things flopping everywhere or the best flowers opening and finishing while you are away.
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June is starting to feel like my kind of month
June has such a pull for me every year, and even after a cold grey spring I can feel the garden beginning to find its stride now.
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