It’s wonderful to see such a beautiful piece of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show find a permanent home right here in my home city of Sheffield.
The award-winning “On the Edge” garden, designed by Sarah Eberle MBE for the Campaign to Protect Rural England, won Gold and Garden of the Year at Chelsea 2026. Now, its incredible centrepiece, a huge wooden sculpture of Gaia, the Greek Earth goddess, contrasts beautifully against the brutalist architecture of Sheffield’s iconic Park Hill flats.
One of my favourite things about a vacation is idling away the time reading books I enjoy. Often this involves recapturing my youth and immersing myself in the many rich stories of Greek mythology. On my recent break to Greece (Skiathos) I had the pleasure of reading Paul Cartledge’s fascinating book ‘The Spartans.’
Continue readingToday I had the pleasure of revisiting one of my favourite historical sites on Cyprus – the Sanctuary of Aphrodite.
Continue readingThe sanctuary of Aphrodite at Kouklia is one of my favourite places to visit on holiday. It’s such a tranquil place.
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Scott's Unfinished Pictures 