Category Archives: cutting beds

Six on Saturday: Finding a Moment

Posted on May 18, 2019 by

It has been all hands on the deck in the garden (well, my two, and some of the time the Golfer’s too) recently, a combination of available time, decent gardening weather and an unwritten list that is as long as … Continue reading →

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Itsy Bitsy Six on Saturday

Posted on April 27, 2019 by

I am starting with the above photograph for the benefit of our Six on Saturday host, Jon the Propagator, who has been disappointed that the lower branches of his wisteria have not been flowering. Our wisteria is trained over the … Continue reading →

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Ina Vase on Monday: Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory…

Posted on October 8, 2018 by

…of dahlias, that is. Hard to believe that it was only in 2013 that I tentatively dipped a toe into dahlia waters, only to have it nibbled off by earwigs. Things were not much better the following year until blogging … Continue reading →

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Colour Me Beautiful…Addendum

Posted on September 25, 2018 by

I must apologise for the first Colour Me Beautiful post that was published a few days ago – it was written later in the day than I intended it to be and, logging the progress of tasks for my own … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Eastern Inspiration

Posted on September 17, 2018 by

The eastern inspiration for today’s vase was the ‘Chinese asters’, Callistephus chinensis ‘Gala Mixed’, which for some reason despite having been sown at the beginning of April has only just begun to flower. Bearing in mind how imminent the first … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Flying High

Posted on August 13, 2018 by

Having been all but absent from IAVOM last week and away again for part of this weekend I feel quite out of touch with most of my blogging friends, but hopefully normal service will now be resumed. I am really … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: For the Barbie

Posted on July 23, 2018 by

We are not barbecue aficionados ourselves (unlike some of our neighbours who seem to have had a BBQ every night throughout June and July) but we accepted an invitation from friends to attend theirs over the weekend; being thoughtful guests … Continue reading →

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