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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: 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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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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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
Six on Saturday: Busy!
As the globes of echinops begin to colour up they become a magnet for bees – but this busy bee was dining alone, his friends perhaps still being reluctant to dine out. Us humans have been busy this week too, … Continue reading
Posted in cutting beds, garden structure, Gardening, Gardens, projects, Six on Saturday
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Pathways
Inspiration Comes From many sources: A word A sight A sound A colour A memory A flash, Or gradual Consciousness Of an idea, Sometimes Arriving Fully formed, At others Winding, Twisting Gathering momentum And gaining ground Like tumbleweed, Forging Ahead … Continue reading
Cottage Industry
I have been enjoyably industrious in the garden in the last couple of weeks and, as promised, quickly moved on to realigning the second of the main borders. It was hard to visualise the end result when the original project … Continue reading
Posted in garden structure, Gardening, Gardens, projects
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Six on Saturday: Still Stretching the Boundaries
Take one half-decent border (above) and take up the path in front of it: Take out the plants in the front part of the border and temporarily pot them up, then dig over the remaining soil: Build a wall round … Continue reading
Posted in garden structure, Gardening, Gardens, projects, Six on Saturday
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