Once Upon a Time - Flowers for all your stories

28/05/2026

All from the back of an envelope…cannot tell you how pleased I am with this garden in its second year, it’s growing into everything I hoped for…combining a simple layout, enormous beds and soooo many plants!!! (More than that even…

16/05/2026

16/05/2026

Jacob’s ladder or Polemonium caeruleum comes in shades of blue, sky blue, soft blue, purpley blue, royal blue, mauve, lilac (you get the gist…it’s definitely blue…)so look at this gorgeousness…have I stumbled across my own hybrid? (Or has my menopause brain simply forgotten where it originally came from all those moons ago) This delicate apricot popped up in a sea of blues, is spreading the love everywhere (as all good Jacob’s ladders do) and I couldn’t be happier

14/05/2026

Peepbo (never actually written Peepbo before…not sure I’ve spelt it right, or if it’s even a word anymore…but the magpie outside my kitchen window won’t mind…

07/05/2026

Sandringham gardens…always just walked through the fabulous grounds (perfect for blowing away cobwebs and running doggies) never actually gone behind the wall…it pays to step off your own beaten track. Not all of it ticked my boxes but I’ve been missing out on pockets of loveliness, the stream garden with its blowsy cow parsley made me want to become a hobbit and go on an adventure (I have the feet…

02/05/2026

Got to love Spring…nothing has gone wrong (yet) everyone is wearing their finest ball gowns and getting ready for the fabulous season ahead. My pants are on the outside and all is ok…this maybe the start of me remembering to post…it may not be…it’s likely to be random, it’s likely to be inconsistent and it’s very likely to be a bit socially awkward…





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08/08/2025

Sneaky peek…

03/08/2025

The Photo Booth…




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