Garden Designer, author & countryman, now living in a secret valley in the Cotswolds, an area of outstanding natural beauty in England. These and the Chiltern Hills, where I spent my childhood and Exmoor, where I spent much of my 20's & 30's are a constant source of inspiration and delight.

Further background to some of the photographs can be found in my blog, Life in the English Cotswolds, on my website www.johnshortlandwriter.com

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