How does your garden grow?

“A therapist suggested that I care for a plant, and thereby take the attention off myself, so I started work on my patch, which is near a public lane. People stopped and chatted, and started showing interest in what I was doing. It became a social garden and that cheered me along; the dog walkers, the mums taking their kids to school, and the neighbours. A local woman of 102 used to come and sit in the garden. It developed a momentum through all that. I have to keep the non-paying public happy. It teaches me patience, which is good for me.” Steve ( Words/interview Jim Cable from a 2014 interview)


What do you want to tell the world or what is dear to you?

Whilst out on my daily walk I’m offering complimentary-2-metre-apart-front-garden-portraits-in-my-neighbourhood over the Covid19 period. Pls message me to find out more…

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Spring passes...

The end of spring in the social garden...

This oasis of beauty in south east London is my neigbours work of art. I will be featuring it a lot over the seasons. He has an eye for form and is very aware of colour; a lot of artifice has gone into his wild garden. It is full of big arty drifts of colour and self seeders. He is inspired by Beth Chatto and Christopher Lloyd and Mirabel Osler's 'A Gentle Plea For Chaos'.