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Time for a new garden blog
My garden now needs more attention than usual. With the wet weather things are growing bigger on a daily basis. I no longer can get away with a few minutes dead-heading each day. I need to take my big garden … Continue reading
My garden end of June 2016
Having spent the past week after our holiday with my daughter here on a visit from Canada, I haven’t spent much time either blogging or doing things to my garden. We have both been scouring the properties for sale in … Continue reading
Posted in 06 June, 2016, Diary
Tagged Dog, GSD, Honeysuckle, Summer Jasmine, Sweet Peas, Weather
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The First Snow of 2016
I have to say it was nice to wake up at about 2am to virgin snow outside my house this morning, but by the time I actually got up at 7.30am there were several car tracks down the road outside. … Continue reading
Is Spring on the way?
Tempting providence, I will probably live to regret writing this in a couple of weeks time when we could possibly be plunged into a proper winter. But at least I have it on record that at the beginning of January … Continue reading
Posted in 01 January, 2016, Diary
Tagged Abelia, Daffodils, Dog, Dog Basket, Dog Run, Erysimum, Fuchsia, Geranium Little Fairy, Heathers, Lavender, Pansies, Perovskia, Polyanthus, Pulmonaria, Rocks, Sisyrinchium, Skimmia, Snowdrops, Viburnum, Vinca, Violas, Weather, Window boxes, Winter
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New Year’s Eve under the “stars”
The old year over, the new year started well with my indoor/outdoor New Year’s Eve party. Well I say party, but at our age it is more of a pensioners’ social gathering than a party. Also, due to the sad … Continue reading
Posted in 12 December, Diary
Tagged Chimenea, Dog, Dog Run, Fireworks, Garden Party, Garden Room, Weather
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My garden first week of September
September is well under way but it’s cold and miserable today. I will not let that deter me from writing my garden diary. Butterflies must all be hidden but Sunday we saw a brimstone, followed by a tortoiseshell, a peacock … Continue reading
Posted in 09 September, 2015, Summing up
Tagged Abelia, Busy Lizzies, Campanula, Cyclamen, Diascia, Dog, Dog Basket, Dog Run, Eryngium, Erysimum, Fuchsia, Honeysuckle, Hydrangea, Japanese Anemone, Lavender, Leycesteria, Michaelmas Daisies, Pelargonium, Perovskia, Petunias, Potentilla, Rose, Sedum, Thyme, Valerian, Veronica
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Nasty Neighbours
I’m on my soapbox today. I’m fed up living this way. My neighbour’s idea of fun is to throw fireworks into my dog run. He turns his radio up soon as he’s awake so loud that it gives me a … Continue reading
My garden last week in August 2015
Monday 24th August I have been too busy socially to do much in the garden during the past week, but really nothing much has been happening. Weed growth has slowed up considerably. This morning I did my weed patrol and … Continue reading
Posted in 08 August, 2015, Summing up
Tagged Buddleia, Busy Lizzies, Dog, Dog Basket, Dog Run, Greengage, Japanese Anemone, Pelargonium, Petunias, Rain, Wasps, Weather
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Battening down the Hatches
I just love it the day after we have had a day of rain, even before the sun comes out. Everything smells fresh again. However, there was an autumnal nip in the air as I sat in my dog run … Continue reading
My Garden Transformation 