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Six on Saturday. 31.08.2024
Another month has flown by and of course August is hay making time for farmers. It is also hay making time for gardeners who have left some of their lawn to form mini meadows. Instead of setting forth with a … Continue reading
Six on Saturday. 27.4.2024
A quick one this week as I’m not at home, will catch up with you all hopefully tomorrow. We are back to cold and rain, today at midday it was only +5C but I have managed to do a bit … Continue reading
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Tagged Camassia, clematis, epimedium, rhododendron, Viburnum
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Six on Saturday. 7.10.2023
Sunshine and more sunshine and still more to come over the weekend and next week, an Indian summer for us and our plants to enjoy. Why though, is the only rain forecast, going to be on the day when the … 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. 09. 07. 2022.
It is Hot, Hot, Hot! I’m hiding in the shade, feeling sorry for my plants that can’t move and get out of the heat, any gardening is done first thing in the morning, sometimes even before breakfast, after that, I … Continue reading
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Tagged astilbe, hemerocallis, Magpie Moth, Nectaroscordum, Thalictrum aquilegifolium, zantedeschia
14 Comments
Six on Saturday. 26. 03. 22.
What a difference a week makes, a week of lovely warm sunshine. So much is now pushing up and starting to flower, but flowers that have been with me for a while are suddenly going over with all the unexpected … Continue reading
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Tagged camellia, Fritillaria meleagris, narcissus, Primula vulgaris, saxifrage, Scilla sibirica
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10 Blooms for July.
After a month of very dry weather with temperatures that are far too high for me, the plants in the garden are, by and large, doing very well by themselves without any extra attention from me. This is just as … Continue reading
January Gems. GBBD 2019
Any plant that flowers in January is a gem as far as I’m concerned, they are so precious, flowering at a time of year when most plants are still sleeping through the cold spell. A walk round half the garden … Continue reading
Flowers for February.
In spite of the frosts that we have been having, there are still flowers in the garden which don’t seem to mind the low temperatures. A lot of the flowers that we had last month, which were flowering out of … Continue reading
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Tagged celandine, Crocus, Cyclamen, eranthis, euphorbia, Hamamelis, hellebores, iris, narcissus, primrose, snowdrops, viola
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GBFD. The Last Leaves of Autumn.
What a strange autumn it has been so far, no frosts yet where we are, which we are told help to form the wonderful colours that we see on our trees and shrubs. However the colours have been stunning as … Continue reading
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Tagged Acer, Beech, Berberis, hydrangea, Miscanthus, Oak, Ophiopogon, Prunus, Rogersia, Verbascum
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