The Hermit of Cullen
Introducing Charles Marionie: 5 August 1932, Press & Journal: 18 August 1932, Press & Journal: 27 September 1933, Press & Journal: 26 August 1933, Belfast Telegraph: 27 August 1933, Sunday … Continue reading The Hermit of Cullen
Tag: gardens
Avant Gardener
It was my wife Sian that came across this online event to celebrate what would have been the hundredth year of Ian Hamilton Finlay. As the event closed, I was … Continue reading Avant Gardener
seed heads
Alliums, artichokes and teasels in Bannockburn House garden, 16 Sept 2025.
Sensitive to social geography
Small garden birds, Mossgrove:
Mossgrove, yesterday
Mossgrove, yesterday:
the garden moved in the breeze
To play “the garden moved in the breeze” please click here. Music Credit: ‘Idiot’ by Lloyd Cole Mossgrove garden:
Age and beauty do go together
Just after Sian’s mother died her neighbour remarked to me “Old age is not for sissies”. It is true that we face challenges of ageing as our bodies decline. I … Continue reading Age and beauty do go together
‘Delightfully naïve and charming’
This short film is for Harriet. Yesterday I visited her grave. At the end of May we visited Newliston House and gardens. What a beautiful house it is and the … Continue reading ‘Delightfully naïve and charming’