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Keen on Kingsbury

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I haven't written an entry for a little while... J'ai été très occupé! S ee, i'm still doing my evening class French! Well, hopefully I can produce something of horticultural and literary merit for you during this spare 60 minutes of mine. Here's hoping! So, seeing as this is a bit of a re-introduction, let's commence with a dainty little picture taken this past week. A week spent with high winds, dodging rain and hailstones.... and it's nearly June!  Allium fit to burst.... backed by swathes of unfocused forget-me-nots and a colour co-ordinated summer house to boot! So, what have I been up to? Well, speaking horticulturally at least, I took myself off to Wisley last Saturday to spend a day in the company of a Mr Noel Kingsbury.... not forgetting of course the plantswoman Marina Christopher, who also helped to co-create what was a splendid day. The theme of the day was 'Successional Planting' and, seeing as i'm due to attend the sa