There is one beautiful crocus display at Wisley at the moment…
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‘Vogue 100’ at the National Portrait Gallery
Evelyn Waugh looks, frankly, like he’s just read a line from one of his own books in the silent section of the library, and is relying on his bracing hands on his knees to give him the strength necessary to resist the inevitable eruption of giggles from within. Waugh’s gaze seems past us, slightly over our shoulders, in Irving Penn’s square photograph from 1952. His thick wool suit is more creased than his forehead, near where the top of the photograph ends.
Snowdon’s verbose (can we use that word to describe an image?) photograph of Salman Rushdie in his London home shortly after he won the Booker Prize for Midnight’s Children shows Rushdie in a Windsor chair in the corner of the room, head turned towards us, chin in his hand, bathetic.
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Westonbirt Arboretum
Day two of travels took me to Westonbirt Arboretum in Tetbury.
Frensham Pond
To welcome September in, I went for a walk along Frensham Pond near Farnham.
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…
Wisley Through The Seasons
Happy New Year! I visited RHS Wisley gardens for a quick wintery walk. I love watching the way nature transforms our surroundings throughout the year and Wisley is such a beautiful place to observe these changes.
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