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June abundance.

In spite of the awful weather we have been having for a while now, the flowers are bursting open all over the place. Thank goodness, the night we had dreadful gales, there wasn’t much damage done. Lots of branches and … Continue reading

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Disappointment turns into Delight

At the beginning of May I was full of hope for my Meconopsis, lovely fat buds swelling nicely.  Quite  a few plants performing well so far, gorgeous flowers in that magical shade of turquoise, then suddenly, gale force winds from … Continue reading

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Braving the Rain in May.

Having almost non stop rain for a month, with a gale or two thrown in, the flowers are still managing to put on a colourful display. The garden is absolutely sodden so there isn’t much that can be done at … Continue reading

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May is Meconopsis time.

May might be Meconopsis time this year, but last year they were flowering at the beginning of April, definitely a month late this year due to our cold, wet spring. Excitement starts as soon as we can see the new … Continue reading

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It’s all my fault!

OK, I will hold my hands up, I should have realised that I was tempting fate when I wrote a post called April flowers need April showers !! Since then we have had almost non stop rain, Wednesday was when … Continue reading

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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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Frost at last!

At last, winter has arrived in Devon, we have been having frosty nights and icy mornings. Nowhere near as bad as some parts of the country, but at least it feels as it should at this time of year , … Continue reading

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Planning a Rainbow.

I’m sure all gardeners have had moments when garden visiting, that have so inspired them, that they can’t wait to get home and start changing part of their own garden. This is how it was for me when on holiday … Continue reading

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A week at Aigas.

Following on from the previous post about our journey through England and Scotland, which took 4 days as there was so much to see – this post is about our 7 days at Aigas looking at wildflowers and gardens in … Continue reading

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The journey to Aigas.

As soon as our Open Garden weekend was over we went away for a well earned rest and have just returned from a fabulous holiday in the north of Scotland, staying at the Aigas Field Centre, www.aigas.co.uk   for a … Continue reading

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