RichmondRound

The Bench

A different conversation about Richmond, every day.

The garden in Richmond at midsummer

The lavender is out in Richmond gardens and the bees are everywhere

The shady corner in Richmond gardens where lavender meets old walls

What survives a heatwave in Richmond gardens and what doesn't

The first tomatoes in Richmond gardens

Courgette glut in Richmond gardens: what to do with them all

The evening garden in Richmond after a warm day

Gardens in Richmond become summer headquarters for children

High summer gardens in Richmond demand everything you have

Deadheading roses in Richmond keeps the colour coming all summer

The path down to Petersham through summer meadows

When George Street had room to breathe

The table the weather nearly spoiled, and didn't

When the Thames meets the doorstep at the White Cross

The face behind the counter

The morning watering run

A July day that stays with you

The hum of a still summer garden

The sky that pulled me outside

The park that keeps you sane

When the music carries across the river

The thing you made that does a job nothing shop-bought would

The club benches fill again

The Saturday walk into town

The places we keep coming back to

The bench where you always end up

The steps at Richmond where summer always starts

The coffee that's worth the walk

The basket tells you when the season has turned

Long light, slow pace: summer evenings in the borough