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Snow in the Garden. Love it or loathe it?
I don’t think there’s a half-way house when it comes to snow in the garden. You either love it, or you loathe it. I’m definitely in the love camp! It brings out my inner child – but honestly, that’s never far away! It’s especially magical when you wake up to it. You know it’s snowed the second you wake up, as the bedroom’s so much brighter, and there’s that strange eerie silence. I’m transported back in time to Christmas morning. I’m five years old, and just discovered that Father Christmas has been! I jump out of bed (not my normal style), and whip up the blind! Next I root out…
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Gardeners World, an inspiration!
What an absolute thrill to have appeared on Gardeners World, albeit very briefly. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would appear on my favourite TV programme. I’ve watched pretty much every episode for the last thirty years, back to when the late, great Geoff Hamilton was presenting, from Barnsdale. I’d just got my first garden and I knew nothing. My dad had been a very keen gardener, growing all his own veg, but sadly he’d died when I was a young teenager. Geoff took me, metaphorically by the hand, and guided me every week in his gentle, down to earth way, in the art of gardening. The…
