As well as organizing our local Open Gardens, I also take part in the event. This year we have 18 gardens participating plus a couple of ‘pothole gardens’ and our amazing community telephone box. Shepton Mallet Open Gardens has been a great success over the past three years and it takes place again this summer,…
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Garden making with friends
Last summer I was asked to design a garden in a beautiful Devon combe for my great university friend Marina and her husband. My friend was receiving chemotherapy treatment so this project allowed her to focus on something positive and look to the future. It was a great shock however when she passed away in…
The Sherborne (Sherborne House)
A few weeks ago, just before the chilly snap, Sally Cannon invited me to meetup with her to walk around the garden. Sally’s email was full of joy “The garden has enhanced the House and I am so pleased that it is maturing and the plants chosen fit in so well. We never stop receiving…
Woodland for Wellbeing project
Working in the woods using natural materials – good for the soul…
Snowdrop Kokedama
Learn how to make moss-covered Snowdrop Balls with me on Saturday 16th or Sunday 17th February at the Shepton Mallet Snowdrop Festival 1-2pm. In this workshop you will have the opportunity to experiment with a broad range of different materials including moss, bracken, colourful dogwood twigs and conifer foliage, to make a hanging snowdrop display…
Shepton Mallet Snowdrop Festival
I am very involved in the Shepton Mallet Snowdrop Festival that will take place on 16 & 17 February. This is the third year of the festival, it celebrates the life of James Allen, the first man to hybridise snowdrops. The festival is held in the Market Place and church although there are 100’s of…
Dahlias trending in 2019
“Dive into Dahlias” is a lecture by Noami Slade taking place Saturday 9th March at 11am at St Paul’s School, Shepton Mallet. Everything you want to know about Dahlias including a propagation demonstration that I will run after the lecture. Tickets £8
Somerset Arts Weeks pop up studio at Pilton Cider
Art and cider
Willow herons – Strode College
A heron for your garden?
The Priddy Hog
Hog at the bar