Gardens Illustrated Magazine

ROSE-TINTED WISH LIST

t seems particularly cruel that when festive mania reaches its apex, it’s nearimpossible to find time to grab a moment of quiet in the garden. Even those of us who are at home during the day will struggle to find eight hours of serviceable daylight in which to do so. It’s cold, and grey, and the garden is either sleeping for those well-prepared enough to have tucked it neatly away

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