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The Star at the moment. GBBD September.
Without a doubt, the star of the garden at the moment are my Colchicums. What started off as 3 bulbs increased over the years and was eventually divided into two clumps. The original clump stayed more or less as it … Continue reading
The end of the Leylandii.
Back in January, long before lockdown started, I found a man in my garden from Calor Gas who provide our heating from a large tank at the side of our house. A huge tanker comes every 8 weeks and tops … Continue reading
The ants have been busy again!
The woodland has 3 periods when I visit it each day, first of all in Jan/March for all the snowdrops and narcissus, now in September for all the little cyclamen hederifolium and then in Oct./November for the autumn tints.
Signs of autumn already!
When I got up this morning at about 6am and stepped into the garden, it had a definite autumnal air about it. The sun had just risen over the trees but it was what I call a misty, moisty morning … Continue reading
August flowers for GBBD 2020.
It is a long time since I wrote a post, I hadn’t realised how the time has flown by. I am still at home a lot, just going out a couple of times a week and keeping away from all … Continue reading
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10 Blooms for July 23rd.
It has been a strange sort of month weatherwise, a bit of everything really but not much rain which we really need. In spite of this, plants are carrying on doing what plants are supposed to do and making the … Continue reading
Garden bloggers Bloom Day- July 2020
July should be hot, but not here, certainly not a flaming July so far! We have had mixed weather this month, a lot of cloud, some days warm, others a bit chilly, a little rain but not as much as … Continue reading
Colour in the garden.
Looking round the garden at the moment, it is very colourful in most of my borders. Thinking about it, most of the colour is coming from bulbs, tubers, corms etc as well as perennials. I’m thinking Iris, hemercallis, crocosmia etc. … Continue reading
Let’s hear it for Hostas
While wandering round the garden recently photographing all the flowers for various posts, I couldn’t help but notice all the hostas that were doing so well and I thought it such a shame that I was the only person to … Continue reading
10 for June.
Where has June gone to, it is rushing by faster than ever before, I just can’t keep up with everything! There is so much flowering at the moment, it is difficult to choose what to show you, roses have already … Continue reading