Ah, well, you’ve got me – one huge gallery of images and barely a note to cover the ‘who, what, why, where and when’ of it all – The ‘where’will be at Kew and Wisley and a few points in between, including those deliciously cool crocus on my own front step, delicately rain-dropped and rather perfect. There are woodland walks around Battleston Hill and Seven Acre Wood (those delicious witch hazels in particular) – and the Alpine House (a treasure […]

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