Helen Dillon’s Garden – National Treasure

Monty Don chatting to writer and gardener Helen Dillon in her beautiful abundent Irish walled town garden just before it was sold, commented that.. “Gardening was what grown ups do outside to play” in reponse to her comment that gardening was the only place she felt at peace. Another funny exchange about an orange rose […]

Plants that rabbits wont like

“Looking for some ideas for an area of our property where rabbits are living – are there some plants that they will avoid?” “Rabbit seem to hate mint, chives, thyme… most herbs… so interplanting them with your other flowers might make your garden less attractive. Also if you plant a patch of Clover, that rabbits […]

Secret Life of Edward James

Searching for the big house where a great aunt worked as a dressmaker discovered a video about gentle english eccentric who escaped to mexico where he built ‘Las Pozas’ – a sculpture garden in the depth of the rain forest .. Las Pozas and the Secret Life of Edward James. The video is little old […]