Muggins goes to Lacock – the greenhouse

Lacock has so much to offer, you could spend the whole day there and still want to go back the next. The quintessentially cotswold village and the striking abbey and grounds usually steal the headlines, but my favourite is the greenhouse tucked out of the way. Not too big or too grand but absolutely blooming with plants, flowers and fruit, from the veg plots to the vines.

Just look at that workspace. Absolutely green with envy this end – what a place to potter!

Muggins escapes to Sissinghurst

The UK is steeped in uncertainty today, however you feel about it. Even tea doesn’t help, which is equivalent to a national emergency. I took the responsible adult approach of running away to the nearest garden, drinking yet more tea and taking a year’s worth of photos. Thought I’d pass on the opportunity for escapism. Ladies and Gentlemen, Sissinghurst: as adapted by Vita Sackville West and brought to you by the National Trust.


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