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“Lovely story, beautifully written – highly recommend.”
“A lovely story for young children to enjoy and feel part of Bracken’s adventure. Look forward to the next one.”
“Great book, perfect for inquisitive little minds.”
April, Spring, Summer and Wednesday
"Spring makes its own statement, so loud and clear that the gardener seems to be only one of the instruments, not the composer." ~ Geoffrey B. Charlesworth April already and before you know it..... it will soon be Christmas (sorry). Although before then, we have the...
The Shock Rock Garden
Vincent Furnier aka Alice Cooper was born on the 4th February 1948. Singer, song writer, actor and many say he is 'The Godfather of Shock Rock'. Famous for his elaborate and sometimes controversial live shows Alice Cooper has entertained millions of people over...
The Box of Blight
Box blight is a disease of the Box plant which attacks the leaves and stems but leaves the roots alone.....which is awfully kind of it. It is a disease that thrives in wet damp conditions which makes it a perfect disease for this part of the world. Box Blight is...
Brackens’ Corner
"In a quiet corner of a garden on the edge of a wood sits a round growth covered in moss at the base of an old Ash tree. For the few who visit this part of the garden, it is seen as just an unusual part of a tree but if you were to look more closely you would see...
February’s finest
"On the wind in February Snowflakes float still, Half inclined to turn to rain, Nipping, dripping, chill." ~Christina Georgina Rossetti, "A Year's Windfalls," 1866 February, what a wonderful month it is. Of course, there will be a few of you that will disagree with...
Under the log
The Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus) is a hidden gem and is not a garden beauty that you will always see. On a crisp winters morning I was pruning apple trees with my mate Tom, when we decided that we needed to escape the wind that was blowing right across the...
Trixie the dog (The Forgotten Garden)
Trixie the dog - from 'The Forgotten Garden' "She is a funny scruffy little dog who always comes to say hello to Bracken, often knocking her over with a big sloppy kiss with her large rough tongue. When I say little, I actually mean little to me and you but to...
Æftera Geola (After Yule)
It has been a horrible wet start to 2018 and being a gardener, this has been frustrating in more ways than one. So while the weather is putting pay to any pay, I thought I'd whack out a short picture post. Now if it had snowed more, I would be moaning less...
A Christmas carol – the present day
As we all sit down to enjoy the Christmas festivities, many will be fearing the future, the present and also questioning their past. When I say all will be enjoying, there will of course be many that will not be able too because of factors outside out of there control...
Wordless Wednesday: A summer memory…
Wordless Wednesday: Fluffy ice…
Wordless Wednesday: The autumnal nest……
"Simplicity is not about deprivation but about creating a space for living"
Wordless Wednesday: Bracken (The Forgotten Garden)
A picture from 'The Forgotten Garden'
Wordless Wednesday: Black and White Wednesday…
The alternative autumn
Autumn is a wonderful time of year and all over the internet, you will see plenty of photos of the wonderful autumnal foliage and the late flush of autumn flowers. Flowers that have found their way from the summer but others that are beginning to come into...
The Forgotten Garden (2017)
In June 2016, I wrote a post about a new book that I had written and that it was very close to being released. Unfortunately, I was a tad premature in writing this. Not long after writing the post, a few personal issues delayed the books release but this did give me...
Wordless Wednesday: The Southern hawker
Wordless Wednesday: Naked ladies….
Colchicum autumnale
