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Category Archives: cutting beds
In a Vase on Monday: Not Totally Tangerine
I have always thought that the name of distinctive and popular Dahlia ‘Totally Tangerine’ was a bit of a misnomer, and growing it myself this year for the first time confirms this, as it is clearly not totally tangerine! In … Continue reading
Posted in cutting beds, dahlias, Gardening, Gardens, herbaceous perennials, In a Vase on Monday
Tagged flowers in a vase
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Wordless Wednesday: A Torch For the Shadows
Posted in annuals, cutting beds, Gardening, Gardens, Wordless Wednesday
Tagged Tithonia 'Torch'
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In a vase on Monday: Cooler
In hindsight, I rather wish I had taken a shot of today’s vase at a slightly higher angle, to show it as I saw it when it was first made; this would have perhaps given a better idea of the … Continue reading
Posted in annuals, cutting beds, dahlias, Gardening, Gardens, In a Vase on Monday
Tagged flowers in a vase
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Six on Saturday: Airing Our Dirty Linen
It must be over 20 years since we had any washing strung up in the garden, although I can assure you it was not dirty linen we were airing in public today. With an always-on gas Aga in the kitchen … Continue reading
Posted in cutting beds, dahlias, drought, Gardening, Gardens, Six on Saturday, Summer
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Six on Saturday: Mysteries and Curiosities
I solved the mystery of the absence of white limonium in the ex-snowdrop border this week, when I discovered it growing in the cutting beds instead! There were meant to be diagonal bands of pink, purple, pale blue, salmon and … Continue reading
Posted in clematis, cutting beds, dahlias, Gardening, Gardens, Six on Saturday
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In a Vase on Monday: Strong Deliverer
I really tussled with the title of today’s vase, but in the end have gone with my gut, the fiery contents eliciting snatches of the classic hymn ‘Guide me O Thou Great Redeemer’ and the fiery cloudy pillars it refers … Continue reading
Posted in cutting beds, Gardening, Gardens, In a Vase on Monday
Tagged flowers in a vase
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Six on Saturday: Phew!
Phew…what a scorcher it was yesterday! Phew! What a hectic afternoon it was on Thursday! Whew! What a relief it is to have some rain today! Take your pick… On Thursday afternoon we had our only (so far) booked group … Continue reading
Posted in annuals, cutting beds, Gardening, Gardens, greenhouse, open gardens, roses, seed sowing, Six on Saturday
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Six on Saturday: Not All of Them Pretty…
…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
Posted in cutting beds, dahlias, Gardening, Gardens, roses, sculpture, Six on Saturday
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Six on Saturday: Distractions
With so much going on in the garden at this particularly fecund time of year it is very easy to get distracted and diverted to another task, tying in wayward stems, checking progress or otherwise being reminded of things other … Continue reading
Posted in cutting beds, Gardening, Gardens, Six on Saturday, Spring
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Six on Saturday: Love My Garden
Visitors to the garden sometimes ask what my favourite time of year is, a question I find impossible to answer as each season has its merits and I love every one of them. Spring certainly has its merits, not just … Continue reading
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