Well, Autumn finally arrived here in England this week, didn’t it! What a shock Wednesday was. I’d almost forgotten what an umbrella was. We are certainly not used to the grey, the rain and the cold. How easily we forget. It was cosy if you were lucky enough to be inside but I’d take the golden autumnal sunshine any day. However, my garden is as happy as can be, and the few seeds I’ve planted directly into garden beds and pots are, I’m sure, thrilled!
Thank you for those of you that joined me with my chat with Jo Thompson this week and I hope you’ll join me with Clodagh McKenna next week. It is just so much fun chatting about flowers and gardens and how are lives intertwine, in my new series, My Flowery Life. Who else would you like me to interview?
In this week’s dispatch - my new book, my chat with garden designer, Jo Thompson, London with Loeffler Randall, the dreamiest garden huts, why I’m reconsidering suits this season & a proper new hand repair rescue...
My new book!
I have been very busy for over a year now working on my new book! This is book number five (can you believe that!?) and I’m so excited to announce the details and that it’s actually available for pre-order already! But it officially launches on the 16th of February.
It’s called Flora and is all about flowering through the seasons. Divided into the four seasons, I show how to bring the joy and beauty of simple flowers and artful arrangements into the home year-round. Being a Rizzoli book, it will take pride of place on any coffee table and I’ve spent months shooting and choosing my favourite seasonal flower imagery and creating mood boards of the seasons along with writing all about my inspiration and tips for the most beautiful seasonal flowers. And the wonderful, whimsical illustrations are by the very talented Fin Fellowes.
I hope you enjoy it! We’ll have lots of exciting celebrations around the actual launch next year so stay tuned for that…
Flower Power at Bicester
We’ve taken over the nostalgic newsstand at Bicester Village until the 16th of October. Our lovely colourful seed packaging, designed by the brilliant Natalia Bagniewska is bringing colour and joy to the Oxforshire outlet. Do check it out if you’re visiting. The postcards are so lovely and make gorgeous cards for friends this season….I will be there this morning if you happen to be around and want to come and say hello!
My chat with Jo Thompson
This week, I hosted the divine Jo Thompson on My Flowery Life. We struggled to keep to 30 mins as it was so much fun chatting all about our shared love of flowers and gardens! You can watch it our conversation here.
Join us next week for the brilliant cook, author, gardener, broadcaster, and Ireland’s favourite, Clodagh McKenna - Tuesday, 13 October at 09.30.
Let me know what you’d like me to ask her about, in her foodie, flowery life?
A Bonni garden escape
Can you think of anything more heavenly than escaping to your every own studio at the end of the garden? Somewhere that is built completely to spec, delivered and finished within a few weeks, a turn-key walk-in fitted and furnished ‘she shed’. Where all you have to decide is pitched or flat roof, the paint colours (from 6) and any little extras, where you choose from a menu. It’s a step up from my greenhouse in that I might even want to sleep there sometimes!
Bonni are brilliant - husband and wife teem Koo and Denny Akers have created a Bonni wonderland of outbuildings from their Oxfordshire home and they’re just getting started…
What would you use yours for? Writing? Gardening? Yoga? Guest cottage? Teen retreat? Or just somewhere to simply sit and read with some crafting by the pot belly stove? Heaven!
Lovely Loeffler Randall in London!
Last night I was invited to a very spoiling dinner to celebrate the opening of the new Loeffler Randall store here in London. We are so excited they are here!
