Penn Allen
@PennAllenwrites
Writer, passionate gardener, hopeless lover of Labradors. IG penn.allen #TheLostGardenOfLoughrigg available now, order link below.
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The lovely Meg catching a little bit of evening sun, both she and long awaited blue skies are equally welcome. #RoseWednesday #GardeningTwitter #mygarden #swfrance #loveroses #rosaMeg #TheLostGardenOfLoughrigg
A little over a month to go before I set off on my great adventure, I really can’t wait. #cumbria #lakedistrict #wordsbythewater #TheLostGardenOfLoughrigg #GardenHistory #planthunters #Ambleside Bookends Carlisle www.bookscumbria.com Bookends Keswick www.bookscumbria.com Theatre by the Lake
I spent a long time last year skipping about with iris roots, shuffling colour combinations. Am now skipping about again, this time pulling up and potting roots to take with me. #lifeisneverdull #GardeningTwitter #iris #mygarden #swfrance #beardediris #TheLostGardenOfLoughrigg
Exciting news to share! I have been invited to take part in the Words by the Water festival in Keswick in June, never let it be said that my life is dull! Tickets available from Theatre by the Lake #cumbria #TheLostGardenOfLoughrigg Bookends Carlisle www.bookscumbria.com #gardenhistory #planthunters #windermere
My potting shed is shrouded in a cloud of hawthorn and ‘Marguerites’, as I know them, blue skies belying the icy, icy wind that is prevailing. #mygarden #GardeningTwitter #hawthorn #pottingshed #TheLostGardenOfLoughrigg #swfrance
Daily pilgrimages with the dogs to this timeless, heavenly spot are helping to keep me sane amidst the mayhem that is my life at the moment. #narcissuspoeticus #woodlandwalk #springsunshine #GardeningTwitter #swfrance #joinmeonmywalk #TheLostGardenOfLoughrigg #andbreathe
The roses are starting to come in earnest now, Madame Alfred Carriere leading the charge with a careless elegance that I simply adore. #RoseWednesday #MadameAlfredCarriere #GardeningTwitter #mygarden #TheLostGardenOfLoughrigg #loveroses
A day of firsts today. First dragonfly on the wing and, joy of joys, swallows swooping, it’s all happening. And what do you think to this little alien amongst the Erigeron? #mygarden #prayingmantis #GardeningTwitter #swfrance #TheLostGardenOfLoughrigg
The first of what I hope will be many, have lost count of the number I’ve planted in the woods over the years. Cuckoo and hoopoe have arrived and to my eternal joy, heard the nightingale this morning. Happy days. #GardeningTwitter #mygarden #narcissus #TheLostGardenOfLoughrigg
I think I might be buried somewhere in the middle of one of those inviting heaps! What illustrious company to be amongst. #TheLostGardenOfLoughrigg #cumbria Lakeland Book Awards
So many years for these cowslips to spread, I’ve given a gentle hand to help the natural process and now have several super patches around the garden. Oh, they make my heart sing. Enjoy frog soundtrack! #mygarden #GardeningTwitter #cowslips #wildflowers #TheLostGardenOfLoughrigg
This deliciously dark pulmonaria, transplanted from the edge of the drive some years ago, is spreading well, lighting up a dry old corner of the woods. #GardeningTwitter #pulmonaria #mygarden #swfrance #TheLostGardenOfLoughrigg #wildflowers #woodlandplants #springflowers
At least the girls are enjoying this infernal weather! #labrador #dogwalking #williteverstopraining
Undeterred by the foul weather of February, new treasures are emerging almost every day and I am starting to really feel the force of spring, I can’t wait. #primrose #woodland #springflowers #mygarden #GardeningTwitter #TheLostGardenOfLoughrigg
One blue skied day in a week of wet and wind gave me a window to enjoy daffodils which are multiplying nicely all over the shop. Happy days. #mygarden #GardeningTwitter #sundial #blueskies #amwriting #swfrance #TheLostGardenOfLoughrigg
I’m not sure that I believe it, but we are forecast sunshine today and boy, do we need it. This beauty is one of the few things that aren’t flat to the ground after all the wind and rain. #widowsiris #mygarden #swfrance #GardeningTwitter #springflowers #TheLostGardenOfLoughrigg
I braved the elements to gather the last of the snowdrops and first of the little wild Scilla, soon scuttled back to the fire though, poor old garden is really squelching. So wet! #snowdrops #scilla #filthyfebruary #GardeningTwitter #swfrance #TheLostGardenOfLoughrigg
New life everywhere I turn, and not just in the garden, the safe arrival of a little grandson making my heart soar in a way that few other things can. #happydays #springisintheair #mygarden #GardeningTwitter #swfrance #Hyacinth #TheLostGardenOfLoughrigg