I've just returned from the Port Eliot Festival where I had been invited to judge the Flower Show and speak about my most recent book.

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Port Eliot Festival, DP

Swedish Summer

19.07.11



I have just returned from a site visit to Sweden to discuss a new project.

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DP, Sweden, Linnaeus

Roses No. 2

13.06.11



This week's new arrivals.....

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DP, Roses

Roses No. 1

06.06.11



I'm trialling 30 David Austin roses at the farm this year. Here are the first of the crop.

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DP, Roses

Hawk Vision

03.06.11



A rash of filthy pigeons have made the fish pond their bathroom in recent weeks, shredding the new foliage of the waterlily, leaving their calling cards everywhere and turning the goldfish into recluses. We haven't seen them for weeks.

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Studio garden, HM, DP

Filling Out

19.04.11



After the recent warm weather things in the studio garden are moving so quickly now that it is hard to keep pace with developments.

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Studio garden, HM, DP

On The Move

06.04.11



Things are really starting to get a move on in the garden now, as leaves unfurl, flower buds become visible and the first early flowers appear.

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Studio garden, HM, DP

Moon gazing

21.03.11



Saturday's full 'super' moon seemed to have everyone out staring at the heavens.

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DP, Moon, Sky