I hate gardening

It's such a relief to admit it

Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love gardens (noun) and plants and everything to do with nature, it’s just the actual gardening part I can’t get on with.

The verb.

I do it, because when it’s sorted out, my little courtyard garden is a huge joy in my life. I can see it through the glass door at the back of my kitchen and it makes my eyes smile every time I get a glimpse of that vista.

I also love lying in the sun it it, reading, and having food and drinks with friends and family out there, when the weather’s good. It’s a heavenly little suntrap.