I went to Cambridgeshire for a long weekend and I spent in the first day and night in the charming city of Ely.
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RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show – Press Day – Part Two
I thought ‘The SMART Vision Garden: Having the vision to see beyond mental illness’ had a very clever concept behind it.
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RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show – Press Day – Part One
I feel a real frisson of excitement around flowers, so I went to the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show Press Day, the very first day of the show.
2015 marks 25 years of the flower show, so (horticulturally speaking) it’s the biggest year yet!
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Wimbledon Tennis 2015
In the late nineteenth century, women played tennis in corsets and their clothes weighed about 10 ½ lb – the equivalent of nearly five bags of sugar.
Polesden Lacey Roses
It was the scent of roses that made me all agog to see the garden at Polesden Lacey.
V&A Shoes: Pleasure and Pain Press Day
I’ve always thought of shoes as reified works of abstract art.
Cinderella. My favourite shoe story. Cinderella – the girl whose shoes helped elevate her to a higher status. The tale of the ‘slipper test’ can in fact be traced back to 1st century Egypt.
Shere Open Gardens 2015
Shere, one of my favourite villages in Surrey, will be inviting the public to view the biggest selection of beautiful private gardens for Shere Open Gardens 2015.
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The Most Popular Word for School Children in Surrey
This is amusing.
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Iris Garden at Polesden Lacey
I went to Polesden Lacey while the sun was shining to see the iris garden.
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RHS Chelsea Flower Show Celebrity Watch
It wouldn’t be a press day without celebrities. Everywhere I looked, there were celebs among blooms.
Sir Ian McKellen was interviewed by Sophie Raworth…
