Wedding Anniversary Gift List
- The bouquet at my wedding, photograph by David Brown Photography - It’s my wedding anniversary soon. Eeek! I like to follow the traditions of what each year signifies to mix up the gifts a little....
View ArticleCreate Your Own Posy Buttonholes
If you feel like making your own buttonholes… …but the thought of wiring sends you into shivers of dismay! Don’t worry. You are in luck! There is such a trend at the moment for relaxed flowers and...
View ArticleAutumn Finds
A display of autumnal ‘specimens’ that I found lurking in the garden. Each in their own individual lustre vase. Casting long shadows on the kitchen table, in the afternoon sun. Ooh, it gives me the...
View ArticleThe Sweet Smell of Garden Roses
{a rosebud from the Finca garden… …you can find more like this on the DF Instagram page, if you’re as obsessed with photographs as me!} The roses are in full bloom and are seemingly doing very well...
View ArticleBuddleia | Bringing In The Butterflies
I got a present yesterday. My favourite type of present. It was an offshoot of a neighbour’s beautiful Buddleia… all leafy and frondy, with sturdy-looking roots. This thoughtful gift has come at...
View ArticleHow To Save Your Roses From Aphids
Judging by the number of buds on my plants, this year looks like it will be terrific for roses. I know I write about the aphid situation almost yearly, but as I have already had lots of people asking...
View ArticleHostess Gift | DIY Herb Posy
Have you got lots of barbecues or summer parties on the horizon? Are you struggling to think of something to take for your hostess – apart from the usual bottle of wine? This DIY herb posy is a quick,...
View ArticleMy Week On Instagram
Ok, so this is how this week has been shaping up so far on Instagram… … a tiny buttercup which made me feel all bright and sunshine-y … … the purple phlox which is out in full force along the Finca’s...
View ArticleBeautiful Things
This week seemed to be full of beautiful things. Either surprises from friends or little parcels in the mail. It was one of those weeks where everything seemed to come at once. I was thrilled to find...
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