Tagged: RHS gardens

Dried cardoon plants with spiky brown seed heads stand against a clear blue sky, evoking a sense of natural beauty and resilience.

Four seasons in one day

Spring continues to be full of surprises as we veer from light rain to torrential rain to hailstones to bright sunshine – all in the space of an hour or so and pretty much...

A pair of purple variegate socks on wooden sock blockers inscribed with the Winwick Mum logo are lying on a brown tiled floor next to a succulent plant

Blue sky Saturday

Good morning, good morning, happy Saturday to you!  I don’t know what it’s like where you are, but we have the most beautiful blue sky up above and it’s promising to be a lovely...

A white mug of tea and a rainbow-striped partly knitted sock are balanced on a stone wall. Behind them, the view is across green fields and trees to a lake and a mountain. The water is still and reflects the sky and the mountain

Still calm

It seems almost impossible that it’s a week ago that I last chatted with you and this was the view with my morning brew. Yes, I have slopped my tea down the side of...

A garden border with a variety of flowering tulips in a range of colours from orange to pink to red

More fresh air!

Not so small daughter was back at college this week – well, for most of this week as there was another teachers’ strike and we spent Thursday morning sharing the kitchen table with our...

A sign at RHS Harlow Carr against a stone building and a blue sky.

RHS Harlow Carr

It was a few weeks ago now (Blogtober Day 21, to be exact!) that I drove from Winwick across the moors to Skipton to pick up my lovely friend Lucy for a visit to...

Two arches of a brick built railway viaduct against a brilliant blue sky. The foot of the arches are covered with vegetation.

Back to RHS Bridgewater

Friday again … aren’t the weeks whizzing past?!  I hope you’ve had a good one! I took this photo on Monday’s dog walk – look at that sky! First of all, let me say...