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Six on Saturday. 21.7.2023
Another week of tidying, weeding, watering and cutting back, the plants are growing so quickly having had rain and sunshine recently. We have only had a little bit of rain this week. but are expecting quite a lot today, whereas … Continue reading
Six on Saturday 15.7.2023
Well, we can’t complain any more that we need more rain, we had a deluge all day yesterday with more promised today. We have had rain and sunshine in equal quantities all week, but now the rain has eventually won. … Continue reading
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Tagged Clematis Prince Charles, crocosmia, hydrangeas, Hypericum prolificum, Myrtus communis, Rosa Brother Cadfael
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Six on Saturday. 8.7.2023
We have been told by our local weather forecaster that our day of rain last week only brought us 1.5 cms, nowhere near enough unfortunately, maybe this weekends rain will add to that. Yesterday was so hot, back to scorching … Continue reading
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Tagged Eucalyptus, Gt. Spotted Woodpeckers, hemerocallis, hydrangea, Stipa giganteum
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June frothing with Abundance.
June is the most wonderful month, with flowers definitely in abundance and self seeders frothing everywhere. This is the time of year when we used to open our garden under the National Garden Scheme, when we felt it was the … Continue reading
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Six on Saturday 1.7.2023
Half the year gone already, how time flies! Yesterday we had some lovely gentle rain nearly all day, I just hope it got through all the tree canopies and they didn’t act as umbrellas over the plants beneath. I have … Continue reading
Six on Saturday. 24.6.2023
We have had lots more hot sunshine during the week with just the odd little shower, I think it has rained a couple of times during the night, but nowhere near enough, we need more, lots more rain! I think … Continue reading
Six on Saturday 17.6.2023
We have had rain! At last we had a decent amount overnight with the promise of more to come this weekend, thank goodness. So many plants are now flowering, it was this weekend that we used to open for the … Continue reading
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Six on Saturday. 10.6.2023
I have now recovered from last weekend, and what a wonderful weekend it was, celebrating with all the family together. Thank you all for your lovely messages. Back to normal now though, watering, deadheading and weeding! The weather has been … Continue reading
Six on Saturday 3.6.2023
A very quick one this week, I’ve been so busy getting ready for a house full of visitors, cleaning bedrooms, making beds up and cooking for the freezer, no time for gardening this week! The family is descending on me … Continue reading
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Tagged Nectarscordum, Papaver Patty's Plum, rhododendron, roses
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Six on Saturday, 27.5.2023.
It is nice to have it confirmed by Chelsea that my garden is the height of fashion, in vogue at the moment, I am “nurturing my wild flowers” so my garden looks “pretty but shaggy” I think that was the … Continue reading
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Tagged Camassia, Germander speedwell, Iris latifolia, meadow, red campion, Rhododendron luteum, roses, wild flowers
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