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Am I an April Fool?
It just takes a bit of sun to get me out in my patch trimming and thinking what plans I can hatch. Having looked at the forecast for the next ten days, with temperatures not forecast to drop below 1°, … Continue reading
Posted in 04 April, 2016, Diary
Tagged Acer, Aubretia, Ceanothus, Clematis Markham's Pink, Clematis Montana, Daffodils, Dicentra, Dog Basket, Erysimum, Forsythia, Fritillaria, Fuchsia, Greenhouse, Hydrangea, Magnolia, Pansies, Pear Tree, Pieris, Polyanthus, Ribes, Seeds, Tulips, Violets
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Mad about March
Bye bye Iris, you’ve gone back to bed I fear. You were flowering for so long out here but you came out to see us much later last year. Oh Daff, I see you’ve finished flowering too. How surprised and … Continue reading
Posted in 03 March, 2016, Diary
Tagged Anemone, Crocus, Daffodils, Dicentra, Dog Basket, Erysimum, Greenhouse, Heathers, Hebe, Muscari, Ornamental Cabbages, Pansies, Pieris, Polyanthus, Pulmonaria, Purple Iris, Ribes, Sempervivium, Spring bulbs, Violas, Window boxes
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Joyless Jaded January
I cannot say that there has been much during January to inspire me to either photograph or write about my garden. However, just so that I have some photographic and anecdotal evidence to compare year on year, I took a … Continue reading
Posted in 01 January, 2016, Diary, Uncategorized
Tagged Crocus, Daffodils, Dog Basket, Erysimum, Forsythia, Greenhouse, Heathers, Pansies, Polyanthus, Pulmonaria, Ribes, Skimmia, Snow, Snowdrops, Viburnum, Vinca, Violas, Weather, Winter, Winter Jasmine
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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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Dull, Damp December and Decking
It has been the warmest December since records began, so they say. I am not surprised. Daytime temperatures have been anything from 10 degrees up to 17 degrees for a good deal of the time. However, south westerly winds have … Continue reading
Posted in 12 December, 2015, Diary
Tagged Decking, Dog Basket, Dog Run, Greenhouse, Pink, Veranda, Water Butt, Weather
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My garden after the first week of September
Mistier mornings, later dawnings, earlier evenings big red moonings! Trees dropping leaves snails leaving trails fungus sprouting water spouting. What lurks in the dewy jewelled lace glistening now all over the place? Suspended in the centre they wait, silent, stretching … Continue reading
Posted in 09 September, 2015, My Poems, Summing up
Tagged Bees, Busy Lizzies, Butterflies, Cyclamen, Diascia, Dog Basket, Frogs, Fuchsia, Greenhouse, Heathers, Michaelmas Daisies, Pelargonium, Petunias, Potentilla, Sedum, Snails, Spiders, Spring bulbs, Tomatoes
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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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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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My Garden Transformation 