The woodland may not look much in August apart from being a relatively cool and shady place, but I know that in early spring it will be awash with, in succession, primroses, wood anemones, snakeshead fritillaries, bluebells and wild garlic. Other than the addition of the bulbs, rhizomes and primrose plants, it has changed little […]
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Winterbourne was built in 1904 for John and Margaret Nettlefold and bequeathed to the University of Birmingham 40 years later by John Macdonald Nicolson. Follow our dedicated team of archivists as they explore Winterbourne’s past and share with you the special objects, photographs and documents contained within the Winterbourne Archives. John Sutton Nettlefold’s work as…
I couldn’t resist this beautiful scene in Norwich, recently. Wonderful white Wisteria outside the church (now a rather nice cafe and bookshop), of St.Michael at Plea.
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Wow, I’ve been busy……As well as the garden to see, there will be displays and sales by local artists, the Aylsham Roman Project and St. Peter’s Church; and Jelly Cottage Nursery will be selling some of their wonderful plants.
Oh, and I mustn’t forget the scrumptious afternoon teas and Pimms on offer, too as you relax (hopefully) in the summer sun!!
All proceeds are going to two important projects that I’m involved with:
To whet your appetite, here are some recent pics…
Some pics from our recent trip to the Falkland Wheel in mid Scotland…the only rotary boat lift in the world. It transports boats between the Forth and Clyde and Union Canals. A marvellous engineering and architectural creation that has breathed new life into these historic waterways.
One of the highlights of our recent trip to mid Scotland..fantastic sculptures on the canal at Falkirk…
One of the borders at Old School Garden…
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