'When Christmas bells are swinging above the fields of snow, we hear sweet voices ringing from lands of long ago, and etched on vacant places are half-forgotten faces of friends we used to cherish, and loves we used to know.' ~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox Christmas is here!!!...

A post I had written two years ago about the Flanders Poppy and also my direct connection to 'World War I'.

As my time at Trinity draws to a close, I have been reminiscing about my horticulture career and my journey to the dizzy heights of Head Gardener at Trinity College. Especially remembering how difficult it was at the beginning. I have now written a couple of posts...

Another post from 2012

Picture taken by Andy Mead, gardener at Trinity College

I was going to post this as a 'Wordless Wednesday' but thought it deserved a few words. You'll find none of my usual horticultural nonsense in this post, or any excuse to include a music video well; maybe one! After bumping into my uncle a couple of weeks back at the...

One from autumn 2012

Since deciding that gardening was the job for me, I have been extremely lucky to have worked in some the most beautiful gardens in the country. Now, for those of you who have read my other posts will know that my love of gardening came from knowing and spending some...

Pictures taken by Sarah..... Deputy Head Gardener, Trinity College.

On your marks......... Get set........ Go!!! A beautiful bird and great to see but you can bugger off now and catch somebody else's fish!

And a not so busy snail......