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Hello 2021- What Have You Got in Store for the Garden?
Rather than wish anyone reading this a ‘happy new year’, which may sound trite after the unforeseen eventualities of the previous year and the ongoing uncertainties of 2021, I shall wish you instead the very best year possible and thank … Continue reading
Posted in End of Month View, garden structure, Gardening, Gardens, projects
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Six on Saturday: Silhouettes and Structures
A wet and windy Saturday will no doubt add to the increasing accumulation of leaves around the garden, but if the rain eases off I might begin sweeping later in the day, bagging leaves to provide the anticipated leaf mould … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, garden structure, Gardening, Gardens, Six on Saturday
Tagged hedge trimming
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Six on Saturday: a Lanky Lodger and Other Stuff
Having shown the delightful crab apple ‘Evereste’ last week, I thought it only fair to show the equally bright and fruitful ‘Golden Hornet’ this week; however, those of us acquainted with this buzzy crab apple also know its weakness, that … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Gardens, projects, roses, Six on Saturday
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(agapanthus plus pot) minus (ceanothus and ground elder) equals X
…where X is a Project. I have always enjoyed working with numbers, especially the logic of algebra and equations, quadratic or otherwise, and studied Maths beyond what was statutorily required at the time. This little project somehow reminded me of … Continue reading
Posted in boundaries, garden structure, Gardening, Gardens, pests and weeds, plants in pots, projects
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End of Month View: Hints of Autumn
There are definitely hints of a change in the season at the end of August this year, most noticeably the sudden drop in overnight temperatures (and the need to have a jumper or cardigan at the ready in the daytime) … Continue reading
Posted in End of Month View, garden structure, Gardening, Gardens
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Six on Saturday: Seeking Wisdom
Gardeners are likely to find their wisdom in many places – their successes, their failures and their also-rans. So am I going to plant out my recent order from Claire Austin directly in the borders? No, because I have learned … Continue reading
Posted in garden structure, Gardening, Gardens, herbaceous perennials, projects, roses, Six on Saturday
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Six on Saturday: a Lumberjack’s Eye View
The first time we used scaffolding to cut down a tree at this end of the garden, on that occasion I clambered up it to get a better view of this end of the garden, as we don’t have upstairs … Continue reading
Posted in garden structure, Gardening, Gardens, Six on Saturday
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Let There Be Light…
…and there was light, once the oak tree had been cut down to size. Having been planted in what I called the woodland edge border, the plants underneath the canopy can all cope with a certain amount of shade, but … Continue reading
Posted in garden structure, Gardening, Gardens, trees
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A Bit of Forestry, Part Two: the Path Less Travelled
Less than a month ago, blogging friend Chloris from The Blooming Garden happened to mention, when talking about projects, that she had been having fun uncovering a hidden overgrown brick path. This sounded an exciting discovery and reminded me of … Continue reading
Posted in garden structure, Gardening, Gardens, projects, trees, woodland
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A Bit of Forestry, Part One
It was Chloris who, on seeing some of the evidence from my busy Six on Saturday post, suggested that we might be doing ‘a bit of forestry’, and yes, she was right. Now, we all know that ‘mighty oaks from … Continue reading
