Category Archives: End of Month View

End of Month View: a Visual First

Posted on March 31, 2020 by

For the first time, as well as the usual photographs showing the main parts of the garden at the end of the month, I am including a link to a video ramble. For me, the EOMV posts are a useful … Continue reading →

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End of Month View: a Warm and Fuzzy Feeling

Posted on February 29, 2020 by

We are all conscious of February being a shorter month, albeit only two or three days shorter, but I am in no particular hurry to see the back of it and welcome March and the increasing promise of spring. How … Continue reading →

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End of Month View: Greening Up

Posted on January 31, 2020 by

It wasn’t a sunny day today although temperatures, at around 12°C, were the mildest they have been for a few weeks, but somehow everything looked greener and brighter. I imagine it was something to do with the quality of light … Continue reading →

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End of Year View: the Garden at the End of December

Posted on January 1, 2020 by
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End of Month View: Winter Beckons

Posted on December 1, 2019 by

Winter is definitely beckoning with the garden looking increasingly stark in green and brown monochrome. It is nevertheless an exciting time, with the thrill (yes, indeed) of  cutting back and generally tidying up the year’s efforts with the promise of … Continue reading →

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End of Month View: Golden Threads Amongst the Green

Posted on November 1, 2019 by

Although the garden is still overwhelmingly green (and thankfully without frost-blackened dahlias on my return from a few days at my Mum’s), there are flashes of gold in places, particularly in the second picture of the streamside grass and shrub … Continue reading →

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End of Month View: No Corsets

Posted on October 1, 2019 by

The garden Unlaces its stays And exhales, Sitting back and Relishing the freedom. Time poverty, Benign neglect And Autumn Conspire To bring dissipation: Plants loll And jostle, Leaning against Their tipsy friends; Like squatters, Weeds take advantage Of the laxness, … Continue reading →

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