Category Archives: art in the garden

Six on Saturday: Good Grief!

Posted on November 12, 2022 by Cathy

Never in a million years would I expect to see a plump bud on a herbaceous poppy almost halfway through November! Usually flowering in early June, this poppy then dies down disgracefully before producing fresh foliage later in the year, … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday, Half of Them Pink

Posted on October 22, 2022 by Cathy

During the week I often come across something in the garden that could be featured on Six on Saturday, but then forget it by the time Saturday comes around and find myself scrabbling for contributions. Some of those featured this … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday: Scraping the Barrel

Posted on September 10, 2022 by Cathy

I have been scraping burnt-on grease stains off the Aga this afternoon, but feel I have had to really scrape the barrel for today’s Six on Saturday post, the meme hosted by Jon the Propagator. At least I can start … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday: Not All of Them Pretty…

Posted on June 4, 2022 by Cathy

…so let’s start with one of them that is, Rosa ‘Princess Alexandra of Kent’ on a stem accidentally broken off when I was tying in a nearby clematis. It certainly proves that it pays to study the plants in our … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday: Woe is Me!

Posted on February 12, 2022 by Cathy

…. not me, but the Lanky Lodger, whom I found sprawled out on his bench earlier in the week. wailing and gnashing his teeth. Sadly, he has proved to be a short-lived sculpture, despite the number of coats of primer … Continue reading →

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Six Sights on Saturday, Not All of Them Pretty

Posted on January 15, 2022 by Cathy

I haven’t joined in with Jon the Propagator’s Six on Saturday since before Christmas, probably due to a combination of inadequate material to post about, short days, inclement weather and the amount of time I have to sit in front … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday: Hare Today, Hare Tomorrow

Posted on September 22, 2021 by Cathy

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Rambling Outwith the Garden, Again

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Cathy

As promised, we have had another night away in the campervan, disguised on this blog by advance scheduling of posts, and with a bit of juggling put together an itinerary of three gardens on the first day, and a more … Continue reading →