April 22, 2012What to take on a garden tour
Besides, of course, a favorite gardening pal.
See the full beauty of a hanging flower, or the colorful underside of a leaf, with the cunning Peeping Stick. Garden great Dianne Benson found this at Hidcote and recreated it exclusively for these shores.
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The Telegraph—-Vita Sackville-West’s childhood home, Knole, might be inherited by a (gasp!) female.
Dianne Benson says:
Ahhhh, but the reappropriation as a Garden Peeping Stick is what makes it so desirable ...had you thought of that?
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 9:32 am.
Kathleen says:
Definitely a marketing opportunity, and with the snazzy case, of course.
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:12 am.
Richard Tracy says:
The name “Peeping stick” came from its use by Scottish Sergeant Majors who used them during morning formation to check that their kilted soldiers were NOT wearing knickers beneath their kiltgs. Honest!
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 8:03 pm.
Charlotte Germane says:
Dick Tracy is a Fellow of the Garden Writers Association, so when he says the story is true—it’s true!
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 8:45 pm.
Dianne says:
Well, I am charmed, and honestly unaware of the etymological associations of this word…
Thank you very much
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 5:47 pm.
Kathleen says:
Aka: adjustable mirror with telescoping extension. Well known and used by mechanics of many specialties, and probably available from any good hardware store. From my own aviation days I have several sizes in a toolbox drawer. Useful as pictured, no doubt, but “recreated exclusively for these shores?” Oh, please…
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 8:16 am.