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Welcome to Powderham Castle.
Exeter Southernhay’s Rotary Club held their President’s Day this year at Powderham Castle, which is on the banks of the River Exe in Devon. Thank goodness the rain stayed away but it was still very cloudy with a bitterly cold … Continue reading
Roses, roses everywhere.
All the roses that are flowering at the moment are really enjoying all the rain that we are having. The climbing and rambling roses especially are much better than they usually are, maybe they need more rain than we normally … Continue reading
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
Chasing the elusive blue
About 15 of my Meconopsis have flowered, but the first one came out deep purple, what a disappointment! We have got a few the bright turquoise blue that they should be but the rest were lilac, grey, pink or purple! … Continue reading