I seldom sit in my garden. There are too many distractions. I have spots where I like to sit, but as soon as I plop my weary ass down, I see a stray weed. I’m not the only one distracted. Evelyn Hadden fought back. Rather than be dragged down with garden chores, she found a…
via Sit a Spell. It’s Not as Easy as You Think. by Allen Bush — Garden Rant
Find out which tasks you need to do to keep your own garden looking great and take a peek at what Winterbourne has to offer this month…
A tucked away garden near Battle held an evening open in aid of Great Dixter. Although it was not entirely to my taste – taste is a very personal thing – I make a point of finding the positives, and here it included a wonderful hidden location, well-grown plants and an attractive walled vegetable garden.…
I often feel that I’m a tad gushing when I write about Great Dixter, but I just can’t help myself. If you’re ever feeling a bit jaded about gardening (or despair about Brexit), then a day spent soaking up the gorgeous borders will lift your spirits and help you to think anew about the planting in your own garden. On […]
Every year, the Ephemeral Gardens festival jolts Viseu, a serene city in the interior of Portugal. Sandra Oliveira organizes this grand event, inspiring a large troupe of collaborators to adorn Viseu with modern art and serenade it with contemporary music. Shops become installation spaces, ancient churches double as music venues, old walls serve as canvases […]
Harlow got a mixed press in the 1950s. To some, it was ‘Pram Town’, a tribute to the preponderance of young families who had moved there and perhaps, by extension, to the new life that this New Town heralded. To others, it was little more than an urban prairie, one which left an unfortunate pedestrian […]
via Harlow New Town: ‘Too good to be true’? — Municipal Dreams
Glow of the moment, Spread my restless attention Like water, like peace. My garden will never be perfect. I know that. And sometimes that makes it hard to relax in. I’ll sit down and try to enjoy being outdoors, but instead I’ll catch myself scanning around for things to add to my mental “want-to-do” list.…
via One Way of Relaxing in an Imperfect Garden by Evelyn Hadden — Garden Rant
By Alice Marks, @alicemarks0 Is there light at the end of the tunnel for achieving food and nutrition security? According to Roberto Ridolfi, Director for Sustainable Growth and Development at the European Commission, there is not far left to go, but the journey still presents many obstacles to overcome. To him, the last mile is […]
via Mastering the last mile to food security — One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?
Picture: Ickworth, Suffolk from The National Trust.
Here we are back with another selection of garden seats that we have discovered on our visits to two gardens last weekend, one small village garden and a larger garden attached to a nursery. Whatever size your garden is it deserves seats and so do the gardeners. A good gardener chooses seats that fit in […]
via Are you sitting comfortably? Part 10 in a very occasional series. — greenbenchramblings
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