I feel as though I’m in the wrong story- more White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland (its late! its late!) than bringing December news from West Dean on time. Who says there isn’t much to do in the garden in winter. West Dean Gardens will remain open until Sunday 21st so there is still time … Continue reading
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Holly and the Ivy Evergreen
Two of our very few native evergreens, holly and ivy, are as seasonally synonymous as Christmas and pudding. For our forebears, these were plants that mysteriously denied the seeming extinction of nature during winter’s icy grip and, to this day, we retain the ancient custom of decking the house with these evergreen plants to subdue … Continue reading