“As Rosemary is to the spirit, so Lavender is to the soul” – Anonymous It’s that time of year when I have to get up for work in the dark, travel across London in the dark to work inside a windowless bunker for twelve hours and then leave work and…
“The seeming simplicity of a masterpiece is sure proof of its grace.” So said Coco Chanel. Camellias are far from simple but no-one could deny their masterpiece status. Geometric yet organic. Structured yet soft. Straightforward yet beguiling. Very much deserving of both adoration…
Hellebores will always have a special place in the British garden. Early flowering, hardy and extremely shade tolerant, they provide a much-needed beauty spot on the face of bleak midwinter. To me, something about their humble, almost sorrowful, downward-facing, flowers, poking through the damp detritus of autumn symbolises hope. Hope…
