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We escaped the city and headed to Norfolk for the long weekend, which meant that I actually got to spend
some time in a beautiful garden. I love our little flat in London but it is exactly that, very very small, and unfortunately doesn't have a garden.
some time in a beautiful garden. I love our little flat in London but it is exactly that, very very small, and unfortunately doesn't have a garden.
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There would be heaps of flowers of course, blooming around little stone footpaths leading to little concealed nooks where you could sit with a book on a warm day.
Fruit trees, herbs and a vegetable patch where I would grow all manner of seasonal delights, and make pickles, jams and chutneys to store in my larder. (I have a LOT of free time in my imagination.)
A little pond.
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A little pond.
Some sturdy trees for hooking up a hammock on a summer's day, and a wooden swing hanging from a high branch.
And last, but by no means least, some chickens scratching cheerfully through the grass and leaving eggs for me to go and collect first thing in the morning.
For now, as the buses pass outside our window, the foxes rummage through our bins at night and we can pop downstairs for a pint of milk late at night, I'm happy with our little London nook, but I'm counting down the days until I can have my own little cottage by the sea. And until that day, there's always Pinterest!
Your garden daydream sounds very much like mine! I'm absolutely in love with English gardens and salivating over the photos you found. We're getting ready to move into our first home after living in an apartment for years (well, years for him -- less time for me!), and I'm so excited to try gardening. Of course, I'll have no idea what I'm doing . . . so I can't guarantee I'll have any results. But I'm pumped to try!
ReplyDeleteThe excitement of trying is definitely part of the fun - looking forward to seeing your photos as you begin planting the perfect garden! :)
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