Category Archives: dahlias

In a vase on Monday: Cooler

Posted on July 25, 2022 by Cathy

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 →

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Six on Saturday: Airing Our Dirty Linen

Posted on July 23, 2022 by Cathy

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 →

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Six on Saturday: Mysteries and Curiosities

Posted on July 16, 2022 by Cathy

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 →

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Wordless Wednesday: Style Moderne

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Cathy
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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: Frankie and Other Bits and Pieces

Posted on April 2, 2022 by Cathy

Other Clematis alpina are budding up now and the one above is C ‘Frankie’, a smaller flower and lighter shade than ‘Pamela Jackman’ who featured on Wordless Wednesday recently; elsewhere, the viticella clematis are putting on new growth and I … Continue reading →

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Six Signs of Spring on Saturday, and an Anniversary

Posted on March 19, 2022 by Cathy

I missed Six on Saturday last week, running out of time after an afternoon visit to Ashwood Nurseries and John’s Garden there, although in hindsight I could have cobbled something together from the few photos I had taken. You will … Continue reading →

Posted in bulbs, corms and tubers, dahlias, early spring, foliage, garden blogs, Gardening, Gardens, greenhouse, herbaceous perennials, plants in pots, Six on Saturday | Tagged | 26 Comments

A Few Things on Sunday

Posted on December 12, 2021 by Cathy

I seem to have been playing catch-up or catch-forward a lot recently, with several posts scheduled ahead and concentrated blitzing of replying to comments when time allowed, and I apologise for my overall neglect of blogging friends and their blogs. … Continue reading →

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Time On My Hands

Posted on November 20, 2021 by Cathy

At last I have had time on my hands to get out in the garden and get on with all those seasonal jobs, managing at least a couple of hours most afternoons this week – and what a difference it … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn, composting, dahlias, Gardening, Gardens, greenhouse, pruning, Six on Saturday | 14 Comments

Six on Saturday: Seasonal Stuff

Posted on November 13, 2021 by Cathy

With our first proper frost just over a week ago there have been some dramatically seasonal changes in the garden, with any remaining leaves on the witch hazels quickly changing colour before they too drop off – the one above … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn, composting, cutting beds, dahlias, Gardening, Gardens, Six on Saturday, Winter | Tagged | 14 Comments