Category Archives: garden structure

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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In a Vase on Monday: Twiggy Trio

Posted on January 13, 2020 by

Good morning and welcome to a mid-January In a Vase on Monday, for which I had already earmarked a damaged twig of witch hazel Hamamelis vernalis ‘Amethyst’, retrieving it from where it was hanging on by a mere thread of … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday: Heaps to Do

Posted on December 21, 2019 by

Yes, I know most of us are busy at this time of year and have heaps to do – that’s nothing new – but I can happily say, not in the least smugly, that any Christmas arrangements are complete, pending … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday: Frost

Posted on November 30, 2019 by

With temperatures forecasted to drop to at least -2°C last night a frost was inevitable, so my camera accompanied me on the first ramble of the day to capture the result. It certainly made for a pretty scene, exemplified by … 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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Just a Spadeful of Topsoil Helps a Project Along…

Posted on October 19, 2019 by

It must be a number of weeks since I mentioned the numerous projects that had suggested themselves since the summer and which have been ongoing ever since, in between other commitments. The last week or so has brought them close … Continue reading →

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