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Through the seasons in the British countryside and gardens, with country writers and poets.

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Welcome to this blog. Thank you for visiting. If you’re new please make yourself at home and look around. The cover photo is of  the South Downs seen from a Sussex wood in early autumn.

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The photos I have used on this site are mainly my own or those of Carol Mullineux and Matthew Sutton to whom I am grateful. For the other photos and quotes, I have tried, wherever possible, to give the relevant credits and references. Please do not copy the photos or text on this site without permission from me. Thank you. -- Richard Sutton

Category: In the Garden

Growing Flowers From Seed

A cheerful mix of hardy annuals grown from seed.


With the turn of the year the gardener’s ‘sap’ rises. Though it’s too cold yet to be sowing most seeds, I warm myself with dreams of hot summer days to come with colourful border displays.

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By Richard Suttonin Blog Posts, In the GardenJanuary 18, 2024684 Words2 Comments

Into Autumn with John Keats

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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By Richard Suttonin Blog Posts, In the Garden, Season's NotesSeptember 21, 2023September 29, 2023676 Words3 Comments

The Dry Garden

The Dry Garden

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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By Richard Suttonin Blog Posts, In the GardenJuly 20, 2023July 20, 2023628 Words

Two Great Cotswold Gardens-Hidcote and Kiftsgate

Two Great Cotswold Gardens-Hidcote and Kiftsgate

Hidcote Manor Garden and nearby Kiftsgate Court are two of the most visited gardens of England. These two Cotswold gems are both over 100 years old, but still as beautiful as ever.

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By Richard Suttonin Blog Posts, In the Garden, Most Popular Posts, Places of InterestJune 22, 2023April 6, 2024674 Words

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