Tag Archives: Hellebore

Six on Saturday plus a few more. 31. 12. 2022

This post will be done in bits and pieces between my son and DIL going  back home from here after Christmas and me coming back from a couple of days with the rest of my family in Bristol. I’m finding … Continue reading

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Six on Saturday 22.01.22

Another crisp week with frost each night and mainly sunshine most days. It has been very pleasant working in the woodland raking yet more leaves up so that I can see my snowdrops, some days even without my gardening coat. … Continue reading

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Six on Saturday 15.1.22

The weather this week is more like January should be, frosty at night time and lovely sunshine during the day. Some days it has hardly risen above freezing which to me means that I stay inside where it is nice … Continue reading

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Plants for Free

That’s what I like, freebies, plants that don’t cost anything, that can fill an odd space here or there or if you’re doing a new bed, then they can fill the space between the permanent planting for now. They can … Continue reading

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A Bit of Retail Therapy.

Having got my gardening mojo back at last, I felt the need of a bit of retail therapy!  I took myself off to my local garden centre, Otter Nurseries, to see what they had on offer and found lots of … Continue reading

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Away from home.

Having just returned home from a few days near London with our son and dil, which followed a few days in Bristol over Christmas with our daughter and family, I need to catch up with the garden, the house and … Continue reading

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Brave hearts, all of them!

The garden at the moment is in a state of suspended animation. A few weeks ago we had one or two sunny days, everything started growing, sending out new shoots, and then arctic winds from Russia came and burnt everything. … Continue reading

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Spring lasted for 2 days!

Spring was lovely while it lasted, all of 2 days! What a difference it made, to be able to garden without a jacket, feeling the warm sunshine on your back with the birds singing away proclaiming their territory and the … Continue reading

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Spring Flowers March In.

Spring has certainly arrived in March, the flowers are coming thick and fast with new ones opening up everyday. Wave after wave of new ones are making the little woodland so pretty at the moment, definitely my favourite part of … Continue reading

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Was that Frost last night ?

So many times this winter we have had frost forecast, so the fleece has come out in the greenhouse, heater on in the conservatory and the next morning , nothing, everywhere still green. Not that I am complaining mind you, … Continue reading

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