This blog is about our garden in Brittany which, with Rohan’s energy and expertise has become, together with the cottage itself, a holiday haven. With the exception of plants that have simply ‘arrived’, every shrub, flower and tree has a history which Rohan knows and celebrates. Amongst them there are three that were given to…
Some Troublesome Voles Finally Outwitted
Throughout our life together, Rohan and I have had herb gardens - sometimes near our house, sometimes further away in an allotment. For years these gardens have been her domain; it was Rohan, after all, who first constructed and managed a plot and then, as someone familiar with French cooking, was the main user of…
Two Roses and Juliet’s Pledge
For centuries, roses have been one of the world’s favourite flowers. It is the colour of their petals, their unique fragrance and the form of the flowers themselves that has rightly made them the ‘Flower Queens’. We have six roses growing in our Brittany garden and of these two are very special. This blog is…
