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Monthly Archives: April 2023
Six on Saturday. 29.4.2023
I’m beginning to think that the garden will never dry out, we have had so much rain this last week, parts of the garden have been under water again and there is only so much work that I can do … Continue reading
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Tagged apple blossom, Berberis, Euphorbia melliferra, Exachorda macrantha The Bride, Hosta
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Six on Saturday. 22.4.23.
We had a blast of winter again yesterday, we had been warned that we were going to have a lot of rain, but we had large hailstones which lasted for quite some time. Quite a few sunny spells meant that … Continue reading
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Tagged akebia, meconopsis cambrica, Primula veris, Prunus glandulosa Rosea plena, Salvia Amistad, Veronica
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Six on Saturday. 15.04.2023.
What a wet week that was, hopefully this weekend will see the start of some better weather. The garden is under water again in places and I know from experience that it will take a few days before it all … Continue reading
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Tagged Muscari Valerie Finnis., narcissus, paeony Mlokosewitschii, primroses, tulip Peppermint Stick
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Six on Saturday. 8.4.23.
This week has been a great improvement, weatherwise. We’ve had lots of sunshine, a few gentle showers, warmer temperatures, in fact good gardening weather for a change. My flood is drying up and blossom is coming on the trees and … Continue reading
It’s Snakeshead fritillary time!
For those of you who have been with me for a long time, know that each year at this time, I do a post purely about Fritillaria meleagris or Snakedhead fritillaries.
The Rockery 2023.
When I redid the rockery planting two years ago I had a picture in my head of how I wanted it to look. I think any rockery has to be a mass of colour in the spring but then has … Continue reading
Six on Saturday. 1.4.23.
At the risk of sounding very boring, we have had another week of non stop rain, parts of the garden have been under water for months now and are looking rather sorry for themselves, other parts are relishing it all … Continue reading