How many of these gardens did you visit over the weekend? — London Open Gardens — 7 & 8 June

If you’ve ever wondered what’s behind the tall hedges and locked gates surrounding the private garden squares in London, then this weekend is for you. 1oo+ of these gardens will be open to the public: https://londongardenstrust.org/whatson/london-open-gardens-2024/participating-gardens/

When open gardens weekends began 26 years ago, the entries were only in the west part of London. Since then, they have spread throughout London.

Ticket prices £10 to £25 — buy on their home page: London Open Gardens 2025

Not Square?

The gardens are often referred to garden squares. But not all of them are square. Many are rectangles. There are ovals. There’s even a trapezoid.

Eaton Rectangle

Grosvenor Oval

Cleveland Trapezoid

Bryanston Rectangle

Gordon Rectangle

Albert Einstein
“A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness”

~ Albert Einstein
Edward R. Murrow
“The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer”

~ Edward R. Murrow
Hoagy Carmichael
"Slow motion gets you there faster"

~ Hoagy Carmichael
Marilyn Thomsen
"While it takes courage to achieve greatness, it takes more courage to find fulfilment in being ordinary"

~ Marilyn Thomsen
testi 1
“We’re giving a good name to a four-letter word — dull”
testi 2
“Glitz and glam — not worth the bother”
testi 3
“We don’t try to keep up with the Joneses — who are the Joneses anyway?”
testi 4
“Time is a great invention — it’s what keeps everything from happening all at once”
Will Rogers
“Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there”

~ Will Rogers