Category Archives: cutting beds

In a Vase on Monday: Sunshine on a Cloudy Day

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Cathy

I would much rather be making a notional nod towards the lyrics ‘Sunshine on a rainy day’ in my title, but sadly we have still not had any rain to compensate for a week of 30° temperatures. The cloudier skies … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Sizzling

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Cathy

It really has been sizzling here in the last few days, with temperatures hovering around 30°, making gardening tasks sticky and uncomfortable. With our second and last group visit to the garden planned for Tuesday, deadheading, staking and tying back … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday: David, Dorothy and Some Bishops

Posted on July 17, 2021 by Cathy

Most of my dahlias have been flowering for a few weeks, some now prolifically, and with some difficulty have chosen six to share on Jon the Propagator’s weekly meme, starting with David Howard (above) and Dorothy Rose below: Top Totty … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: In Isolation

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Cathy

Today, we have zinnias in a vase on a Monday – or rather, five zinnias in five separate test tubes. From the cutting beds, second right is ‘Purple Prince’ whilst the orange one is either ‘Orange King’ or possibly a … Continue reading →

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Definitely an Asset

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Cathy

There are four cutting beds down beside the working greenhouse, in the sunniest part of the garden, plus two beds with dahlias and sweet peas, and I thought I would share these  first four and their contents with you today. … Continue reading →

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Ina Vase on Monday: Meadowsweet

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Cathy

Have I managed to fool you into expecting a vase filled with the wildflower meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria)?! Instead, however, we have a vase of cultivated cornflowers and grasses, standing on a piece of artificial turf. A sweet meadow (of sorts), … Continue reading →

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In Six Jam Jars on Sunday (aka IAVOM)

Posted on June 28, 2021 by Cathy

Another brief post from me, but I am sure that opening our garden twice in the last few days is a good enough excuse, if an excuse was needed! I will feedback in due course, probably after our big group … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday: Abundance

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Cathy
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Ina Vase on Monday: Home Fires

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Cathy

Today’s vase contains a number of yesterday’s firsts – the unnamed dahlia, the three calendula varieties (Indian Prince, Sunset Buff and Snow Princess) – and Alstroemeria ‘Indian Summer’, another photographed but unused first, Euphorbia oblongata and a temporarily russet fern. … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday: Firsts

Posted on June 12, 2021 by Cathy

Every ramble this week has brought another first in terms of what has started blooming, with almost all the roses now having begun to flower, but only a few profusely. I was well pleased today, however, to find the first … Continue reading →

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