Hi everyone – it’s Christmas Day and our power is off! High winds did it I think.
So excuse me if I just wish you all the Merriest Christmas and the Happiest New Year!
Thanks for dropping by and sorry to be so brief. Hope you are all warm and powered up!
Drone photo of Veddw Garden
Anne Wareham is a British garden maker, and garden writer for newspapers and magazines. She has written three books, The Bad Tempered Gardener , The Deckchair Gardener, and the continuing best seller Outwitting Squirrels. (And no, she is not Bill Adler, and yes, it is a legitimate and totally different book under a similar title).
Anne and her husband, garden photographer Charles Hawes, have made the garden Veddw https://veddw.com/ over the past 33 years, with much hard labour.
And Anne has campaigned over those past 33 years for a renaissance in British gardens, focusing on encouraging serious reviews of gardens and on returning gardens to their place amongst the fine arts in British culture. To this end she has also also edited thinkingardens which has certain similarities to Garden Rant, in being challenging and provocative. She has made herself thoroughly unpopular amongst her colleagues in the process – British gardens are popularly believed to be above criticism.
Merry Christmas to you! I hope you are staying warm.
Thank you – yes. The wood burner and a very useful wood cutter (Charles) keeps us cosy.
Merry Christmas!
Thank you – and happy new year, Judith!
Unbeknownst to you, your recommendation gave me the gift of What Are Gardens For- heavenly Xmas read; thank you
Thank you for making that known – I’m delighted to hear it!
Best wishes of the season to you as well. I hope your power is back. We are a balmy -35C with wind chill today but it’s white and sunny so a wonderful day to sit inside, read a good book and plan for Spring.
Thank you, Elaine – we have our power back and are warmer than -35C! But happily sitting by the fire reading. I’m not sure if this isn’t the best time – so peaceful.