September 21st and into Autumn. It would not be complete without John Keats’s Ode. True to form our garden is into some mellow fruitfulness.
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Author: Richard Sutton
I'm a lover of the English countryside through the seasons,wildlife, gardens and nature poetry. Married with 4 grandchildren we are retired and now live in a West Sussex village..................
Beatrix Potter’s Lakeland
Who could resist writing a children’s story in a Lakeland scene like this? Beatrix Potter couldn’t. As she said:
“There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they’ll take you.”
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Wordsworth and Wild Ennerdale
Entering Ennerdale you will find an untamed solitude and tranquility, the sublime beauty of the crags and the pastoral charm of the valley. No wonder Wordsworth loved the place.
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How do you garden in dry conditions? Beth Chatto had some solutions. I have tried out some of them in my own garden.
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A Listening Heart 