This week I have tried a little experiment. When I am asked by people how to create a children’s garden I often say to look at it from a child’s perspective and if they have very young children think about placing items of interest at toddler height. When my 8 year old was tiny he […]
Archive | October, 2013
Apple Day
Sunday was Apple Day at our local organic farm and farm shop. They were not promoting their apples or anyone else’s apples. It was simply an opportunity for the local community to take their apples to be pressed and make lovely scrummy apple juice. We jumped at the chance. We only have 2 apple trees […]
My Garden in October
We have been having such great weather this September and October it feels more like late summer than autumn. However there are signs in my garden that autumn really has arrived. Everything is beginning to put itself to bed and there is a certain emptying going on. So I have resisted the temptation to […]
Pumpkins and Fairy Rings
There is no better way to spend a sunny Autumn morning than visiting Kew Gardens. This is exactly what we did last weekend. If you have never been it’s a fantastic place to pop into. There’s loads for children of all ages to do. If you are not a friend of Kew it’s a bit […]
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