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.

Monday, August 29, 2011

The 'phew, that's a relief but I had a great time' post

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I'm indebted to VP for the title of this post. The days leading up to opening your garden to the public are nerve-racking, especially i...

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Two days and counting...

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There's tomorrow (Friday) and then Saturday, and then my open day. I've manage to catch up with most of the chores, and filled most ...

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Eek! Tweak! There's only a week!

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Luckily, it has been a lovely day here in London, because despite my promise to myself to make an early start with tidying up the garden (we...

Monday, August 15, 2011

Simply Red: GBBD August 2011

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I don't usually get involved in memes - usually because I'm too busy or disorganised. However, I met Carol from May Dreams Gardens ...

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Dusk and the evil hour

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"Putting off the evil hour" was one of my grandmother's favourite expressions. It originates in the Bible, of course (Ye that ...

Sunday, August 7, 2011

After the storm

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I've got a photographer coming to shoot my garden tomorrow, so today was a day of frenzied activity interspersed with heavy showers. I c...

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