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.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Is this the coolest gardening club in the world?

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You may have heard of the Roof Gardens in Kensington, an astonishing 1.5-acre plot 100ft above street level. Nearly 70 years old, they were ...
Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Bach to normal

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Tonight was the performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion by my daughter's school choir. I sing in the parents' sec...
Saturday, February 6, 2010

Bog standard

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I was having an email conversation with Kate, the Manic Gardener , the other day about compost, when I mentioned the phrase "bog standa...

The Yellow Book and other signs of spring

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I felt a little bit guilty when I went to the press launch of this year's Yellow Book. We were at the reception, held at the Royal Festi...
Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Time to jazz things up a bit. Maybe.

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A while ago, Nell-Jean at Secrets of a Seed Scatterer wrote a very good post (she always writes very good posts) about why she liked people...
Monday, January 25, 2010

I am going to the Malvern Spring Show

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I am going to the Malvern Spring Show. If I keep saying it, it might actually happen. I say it every year, but I've never made it. This ...
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