Summer Blooms
Now that the summer has officially begun we have been busy in the Garden, planting, replanting and generally giving it a tidy up. And there have been numerous debates and arguments about how much water the plants want or need……
Mid-Spring Diary
We had a contingent of Germans come and visit this month from the north as well as the south, one was a family of three the other was a mother and daughter visiting London for the first time. They all…
Always look on the bright side…
Happy New Year! Wishing all my friends and guests an excellent year ahead. We have had a busy time throughout the festivities with some lovely guests and not so lovely! It’s a popular time for those who want to catch…
Ring a ring of roses, a pocket full of…
The past week or so has seen my garden come alive with colour and also the end of my wonderful umbrella Wisteria. Being such lovely and sunny weather as well as long evenings, meant that I was able to serve…
Springtime for Parklands & Tooting
You wouldn’t have recognised London a few days ago, for more than a week we were bathed in glorious sunshine all day long. The whole city takes on such a different feel, the most notable of which are people/commuters/Londoners actually…
Birds Galore
This Christmas I asked close friends to buy me something for the garden. The reason being is that it’s something I look out onto every day, I spend many evenings in the summer sitting outside with a glass of something…
Chelsea, Gardens and Smoked Sugar
I look forward every year to The Chelsea Flower Show and it must have played with my conscience as I arranged at the end of last week to go with Ali to the Garden Centre at Banstead on Monday. We…
Sunday 27th September
I have been telling everyone all week that Lidl’s half bottle of champagne at £5.99 is excellent – sometimes just a glass is all you really need so this does just the job. It’s also affordable to give as a spontaneous…
Sunday 2nd August
I picked up three guests as prearranged outside the café Milk in Balham, yesterday. A lovely Dutch family - the first time for two members of the family coming to London and only the second time the husband had ever…