Sarah’s Monthly Snippets

December is definitely the time of year to bring some of the outside in to enjoy indoors. A wreath or garland, of deep green leaved and vibrant berried holly and white tinged Ivy, conjures up images of Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’. A bunch of mistletoe takes us back even further traveling through time to the […]

I am never keen on the clocks changing, but fall back they have and autumn is well and truly with us. For me, a reason to be cheerful is that it is still planting season, even if the gardening day is cut short. Continue to plant bulbs, especially tulips which prefer to be planted a […]

As I write this, the Maples in the car park that I can see from my office are starting to turn from green to gold to auburn and deep claret. They really are going to look spectacular in a couple of weeks. Don’t overlook the joy of autumn colour, there is so much to appreciate […]

There is a wonderful benign period in early autumn, before the nights really close in and it starts to get truly grey and chilly; when the sun still has some warmth and yet there is the unmistakable scent of autumn in the early morning when dewy mist hangs over the grass. Nature certainly has colourful […]

July started damp and cool and that was the story right up until the last few days, when the sun has made a welcome appearance. So my hopes are high for some proper summer weather in August. May we have many golden days and many golden Olympic medals. High summer should be the perfect time […]