Charlotte NoarJun 7, 20234 min read@Butterfliesinthegreenhouse - 'my grandparents old garden' What is a garden? For me it is made up of memories, people a sense of place - as well as beautiful plants of course. I often feel that...
Charlotte NoarMay 2, 20233 min readGrowing a new garden from an old one In 2019 I was facing saying goodbye to a place I dearly loved - the mill house that had been my family home for 40 years. It was almost...
Charlotte NoarMar 9, 20232 min readVintage stoneware I love vintage stoneware jars, and they have a sentimental connection for me to the place where I grew up. When I was saying goodbye to...
Charlotte NoarOct 31, 20223 min readMore than just a mug When I had the idea to use my floral art as designs on mugs, it was more than just a physical product I had in mind. Those who know me...
Charlotte NoarJan 21, 20222 min readForget me not charity mugs The name of 'Forget me not' could not be more apt for the flower of the Alzheimer's Society. Sufferers may forget, but we never forget...
Charlotte NoarSep 8, 20213 min readGarden tea with Lavender and Forget me nots It's not often we find a way to immortalise a memory in something tangible. Flowers are so transient and short-lived, but when they...
Charlotte NoarMay 19, 20215 min readWishing on a DandelionDandelions (Taraxacum officinale) – are well known as the bane of a well tended garden, but the more I look into these yellow flowered...
Charlotte NoarOct 22, 20208 min readThe Secret Garden - a testament to the healing power of gardens.If ever there was a book about the healing power of gardens and the love they can evoke, then the Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson...
Charlotte NoarSep 14, 20206 min readLeaving a garden you loveWrapped up in our feelings about leaving the garden might be the circumstances in which we have to leave it.