The Contented Mole

Welcome to the home of the Contented Mole! Those who know me and who follow me on instagram will already know that I am Annabel - a teacher, nature lover, keen cook, gardener and photography enthusiast, who is particularly enchanted by flowers, some might say obsessed!

We live with our three black cats, Mary, Mungo and Midge, in an old stone farmhouse on the edge of the Peak District, where Cheshire borders Staffordshire, about 20 minutes from Macclesfield. It is a very special and peaceful location surrounded by hills, woodland and grazing sheep. All you can hear is the odd baa or a cockerel crowing (and an occasional tractor!)

Since moving here, I have developed a cut flower garden, a wildflower meadow and an orchard, which we share with the local wildlife such as deer, badgers, voles, owls, bats, bees and, of course, moles.

I have always had a love of gardening and flowers, learning much from my late mother who was always arranging flowers for the house and my late father who was a landscape gardener,