Category Archives: borders

Wordless Wednesday: May Slips Out Quietly

Posted on May 31, 2023 by Cathy

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Six on Saturday: Clumps

Posted on May 6, 2023 by Cathy

Venturing out despite the rain to take photos for Jim’s Saturday meme on his Garden Ruminations blog, I changed my focus partway through as I was increasingly bowled over by the glorious clumps of perennials around the garden. I have … Continue reading →

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End of Month View: April is the Busiest Month

Posted on April 30, 2023 by Cathy

For the last two or three years I have kept a rough record of how many hours I spend gardening (excluding things relating specifically to our charity openings). It’s usually the afternoon before any gardening can be done, and a … Continue reading →

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A Motley Six on Saturday

Posted on April 15, 2023 by Cathy

The garden continues to throw up surprises, including the neat little clump of pretty pale blue muscari, M ‘Baby’s Breath’, shown above. This was previously in a pot in the Coop, and although I don’t transfer every spent bulb to … Continue reading →

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April Showers Herald the End of March

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Cathy

For the first time in what seems like ages, I have been aware of the end of the month as it happens. After a brief drop in temperature this week has been relatively mild, briefly reaching 18°C yesterday afternoon, but … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday: More Seasonal Tasks and Some Lessons

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Cathy

I took advantage of a shower-free day to re-mortar various bricks in place, especially in the dwarf rose beds under the clematis colonnade. I don’t know what I did when I laid the latter in the first place, but suspect … Continue reading →

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A Week of Flowers, Day 4: Combinations

Posted on December 3, 2022 by Cathy

Today’s photograph was one of six combinations for a Six on Saturday post in the middle of May, featuring three stars of the late spring border: allium, astrantia and aquilegia. Sadly it isn’t the best of photographs but, nevertheless, these … Continue reading →

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A Week of Flowers, Day 1: Really?

Posted on November 30, 2022 by Cathy

I was scrolling through potential photos for Cathy of Words and Herb’s annual Week of Flowers meme, and was taken aback by this shot of one of the bold borders at the end of June, as I really don’t remember … 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: Another Mixed Bag

Posted on September 3, 2022 by Cathy

Saturday is a good day for mixed bags, as several things which wouldn’t be enough for a post of their own can be combined into one post. My contribution to Jon the Propagator’s weekly meme actually contains more than six … Continue reading →