A Year at Kew

People. Shipka from Pakistan working on salinity problems in rice is ever the serious man, but with a very dry sense of humour. Carla, her...

Cornwall My cousin Vanessa with her two children, Michael and Jodi. Part of the trail I rode to Gwithian one day, the water in some parts ...

Gwithian Gwithian lighthouse, nowdays automatic as all lighthouses are in England. You can see grey seals (endangered species) on the beach,...

Aunt Connie. As you can see I have come by my gardening skills through genetics, on my mothers ...

Around Cornwall. This is the view from the front yard of the first school I went to. It is now part of a world heritage site celebarting Co...

The Lizzard. This is the most southerly point in England, looking back towards the village: Lizzard. The rock is quite unique here and is ...

Portreath, Cornwall This was one of the beaches we used to visit when we were kids, today a popular tourist destination. The harbour was o...

Nymans Gardens Nymans is quite an interesting garden connected with many of the great plant collectors. Today owned by the National Trust i...

Out and about. Everyone look at the camera and say sheep. Shearing time on the ...

Friends at Wakehurst On Thursday W akehurst sold off some of their surplus plants to employees, I could not resist although most will be g...