Well, I’m back from my whirlwind trip to London, and I must say, I am humbled. All those snotty things I said about London being grey and wet and grizzly and grim? I take them back. Because in the summertime, it’s just lovely. Green and mild and as sparkly as a big city can be.
And [...]
Posts Tagged ‘gardens’
Back from the North
Posted in Gardening, tagged gardens, Kew, London, summer, veggies on June 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Weekend Reading – Sustainable and Secure
Posted in Gardening, Reading, Thinking, tagged food security, gardens, Kew, Kirstenbosch, Malawi on January 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I did a lot of reading this weekend (and only a little bit of weeding, which is a problem) and came across several articles that made the garden bells in my head go “bong”. I like it when the weekend papers reflect what I’m thinking about – it doesn’t happen often, so when it does, [...]
Back from the East
Posted in Gardening, tagged gardens, green space, japan, Sapporo on August 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’m back from Japan. And while my head is still reeling from the 20+ hours in a plane and the 7 hour time difference, I thought it would be a good idea to get some of my thoughts down before they all disappear into what is already becoming a bit of a green Japanese blur. [...]
