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, March 22, 2011

Nest-building with bamboo

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Bamboo has its uses, I'm happy to report. It's not my idea of a comfortable bed, but it sheds its leaves all the time so offers an u...

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Kings, palms and temptation

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I visited the Palm Centre in Ham, on the fringe of south-west London, today. I'm ashamed to say I've never been before, having alwa...

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Sunshine and an afternoon in the garden

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The sunshine struck hot on his fur, soft breezes caressed his heated brow, and after the seclusion of the cellarage he had lived in so long,...

Monday, March 14, 2011

The case of the missing loppers and other tool tales

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I have a terrible habit of losing tools. Don't ask me how it is possible to lose tools that are either brightly coloured or quite big, i...

Thursday, March 10, 2011

A day in the life: My Day Off

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Day off today. It dawns very grey and very blustery - and I know how it dawns because I am up and dressed by 7am in time for the double-glaz...

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Brrrr, it's spring

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It's very cold here in London - so cold, that I think my brain has frozen. I have managed to keep pace with the garden chores, but in a ...

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