Kas, Turkey
OK, so this isn’t a garden at all. But it’s the outside of a house where some plants should be and it’s an excuse to show you these cat silhouettes. Street cats are everywhere in Turkey, and on the whole they seem well loved, well fed and supremely confident. They’re always up for a bit of attention and they got plenty of it from me.
The front of this white house was a homage to Turkey’s feline population, and it made me smile.
Sydenham
My friend Chaun tells me that this bronze container is specifically made for storing a hosepipe. I’m not entirely sure I believe him, but it does have drainage holes and it is the right size. Whatever it is, it would make great storage for all manner of garden bits and bobs. It comes from TK Maxx.
But maybe you’re more interested in the cat. Wispy spends most of her summer sleeping on the compost around the fig tree. The trunk is covered with chicken wire because she likes to use it as a scratching post.
Primrose Hill
I thought all of these pots were empty, until I noticed the one on the left. For a moment I thought that the cat was dead, but I can assure you that it was most definitely breathing…
I'm a gardening journalist without a garden (I'm currently looking for one, preferably with a home attached). In the meantime, I'm appreciating other people's gardening efforts - big and small, urban and suburban, amateur and professional. I'm peering over fences and through garden gates looking for ideas and inspiration - mostly in London, where I live. I take all of the pictures on a compact Panasonic Lumix LMC-DX3.
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