Wednesday 26 October 2011

Homegrown elegance


Ok so the creator of these arrangements has her own cutting garden, but this sure beats a bunch of boring lilies. And all so easily grown - these are regular garden perennials and annuals, such as Achillea, Cornflowers and Dahlias...


The star plant, however, is Cerinthe major, gracefully drooping its glaucous blue leaves over the edge. As an annual this could be sown now or in early spring and is upright enough to stand in a window box:

Sunday 23 October 2011

Fine dining in Bedford Park

Doing a garden in Bedford Park - an area characterised by terraces of houses with white picket fencing and arches into front gardens. I love the way this bird table has been modeled on the same look.

Wednesday 12 October 2011