home and garden

We are experiencing a rather extraordinary indian summer here in Normandy.   The consequences are clear to see in the garden,…

  Last week I had the huge pleasure of welcoming Georgianna Lane and her husband David Phillips to my home…

  I am very excited about getting back to Chatou next week.  As you may have gathered, this is absolutely…

  This end of summer season- early autumn is always a little difficult to negotiate in the garden.  The beds…

Thank goodness for dahlias!!   August flowers can be tricky.  This is the moment of the year that I find most…

We are busy here fighting the heat and preparing the August box.  In fact further down this post we announce…

The parterres in the garden are now in their third summer and I thought the gardeners among you may like…

A rainy month of June lends an air of urgency to the garden, especially when the roses are in bloom. …