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Autumn bows out in a blaze of glory. GBFD November.
The colours in the garden this week have been absolutely amazing. I took my drive round the neighbouring village a week too soon, if I had waited they would have been far more intense, must remember for next year. For … Continue reading
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Tagged Acer, autumn tints, Beech, Berberis, birch, colours of autumn, Cornus, Cotinus, Miscanthus, Prunus
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Berry delicious.
Autumn berries are ripening up all around us, so far the birds haven’t eaten many, but then, it hasn’t been too cold yet to kill off all the insects which they feed on. Maybe it is too soon to say, … Continue reading
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Tagged Apples, Arum, autumn, Berberis, berries, blackberry, Cotoneaster, Elderberry, feeding birds, Hawthorn, Honeysuckle, Pyracantha, sloe
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Will there be enough berries to go round?
Having just done a post about the lack of bees to pollinate our fruit bushes and trees has led me to wonder how the birds will manage this winter. If there weren’t enough bees to make our fruit, would there … Continue reading
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Tagged Arum, Berberis, Cotoneaster, food for birds, Hawthorn, Honeysuckle, Leycesteria, Lonicera, Ophiopogon, Pyracantha, rose hips
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July Foliage for GBFD.
Foliage day seems to have come round again so soon, so in a break from the rain (on the 18th of this month) I photographed as much as I could, starting with one of my favourites, Rosa glauca which is … Continue reading
New Shoots Everywhere. GBFD.
I have used this months Garden Bloggers Foliage Day to concentrate on all the new shoots that are bursting everywhere around the garden. Lots of plants have been cut back and buds are now opening with a promise of what … Continue reading
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Tagged actinidea, Allium, Arum, Berberis, brunnera, Buddleja, caltha, Colchicum, euphorbia, fritillaria, hemerocallis, hydrangea, Lonicera, meconopsis, milleum, paeony, philadelphus, physocarpus, pulmonaria, rheum, rose. y, Spirea, Viburnum, yew
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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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Confused
The weather we have been having during October has our poor plants so confused that they think spring has arrived already. It has been so warm, for the time of year, with the wind coming up from Africa, the few … Continue reading
Berries for the birds.
Now is the time of year for us to repay the birds in our garden for eating all the nasty grubs etc. that try to ruin the look of our plants. I can’t say that I have noticed any damage … Continue reading
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Tagged acorns, Arum, Berberis, berries, birds, Conkers, Cotoneaster, holly., Ivy, Leycesteria formosa, Lonicera, Pyracantha, Rosa glauca
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Natures Harvest
So many flowers turn into berries, which then become food for all the wildlife visitors to the garden. This abundant harvest can make all the difference to the animals and birds who spend the winter months with us.
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Tagged Arum, Berberis, Cotoneaster, Honeysuckle, Horse Chestnut, iris, Ivy, Leycesteria, Lonicera, Pyracantha, Rosa glauca, Sambucus, Viburnum
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