Victoria's backyard

A subtropical suburban oasis in Wandsworth, south-west London designed to defy the depredations of global warming, garden pests and kids without recourse to carbon emissions, chemicals or cranial damage.

Saturday, March 28, 2009

What I would import from America (given limitless resources and no pesky customs regulations)

›
I am a huge lover of America and things American. Regular readers may have guessed this, but I'm happy to come right out and admit it. S...
Tuesday, March 24, 2009

The Group (with apologies to Mary McCarthy)

›
A few weeks ago - months probably - I wrote that I'd been invited to join a local gardening group. Last week, I finally managed to make ...
Monday, March 23, 2009

The vanishing cuckoo

›
If you have a spare moment today - or even if you don't have a spare moment - make sure you read this . It's a terrifying yet lyrica...
Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Loveliest of trees

›
Loveliest of trees, the cherry now Is hung with bloom along the bough, And stands about the woodland ride Wearing white for Eastertide. A E ...
Saturday, March 14, 2009

Pond hell

›
Don't get me wrong, I love my pond. I love watching the fish, I love seeing frogs and dragonflies and other wildlife, and when the first...
Thursday, March 5, 2009

Prunus incisa 'Kojo-no-Mai'

›
Once upon a time, PlantMadNige (aka gardening writer Nigel Colborn) wrote a piece for one of the UK gardening magazines about a dear little...
‹
›
Home
View web version

About Me

My photo
Victoria Summerley
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.