Category Archives: projects

The Demolition Gang

Posted on July 18, 2019 by

I mentioned recently that were some ideas simmering following our garden openings and visits to Wisley and Hampton Court. With other things to do I was not in a rush to get on with anything, but an odd ten minutes … Continue reading →

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Catching Up: You Might Want to Sit Down With a Cup of Tea…

Posted on July 12, 2019 by

Having been left unexpectedly vehicle-less this morning and my usual Friday morning activities curtailed, I shall take the opportunity to catch up and report on our garden openings and our visits the following week. After all the preparations, the hustle … Continue reading →

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Itsy Bitsy Six on Saturday

Posted on April 27, 2019 by

I am starting with the above photograph for the benefit of our Six on Saturday host, Jon the Propagator, who has been disappointed that the lower branches of his wisteria have not been flowering. Our wisteria is trained over the … Continue reading →

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Holy Moses, Lots of Roses!

Posted on February 14, 2019 by

At the end of June last year I sat on a chair near this bench (please excuse the tools and netting in the photo – evidence of reconstruction of the fruit cage is distributed throughout the garden!), talking to visitors … Continue reading →

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A Change is as Good as a Rest

Posted on January 13, 2019 by

Non-gardeners tend to look incredulous when gardeners such as myself respond to the question ” What are you doing this afternoon?” with “Oh, I shall probably be doing something in the garden”, but that’s how it is – summer or … Continue reading →

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Make That 16…

Posted on December 30, 2018 by

I was clearly not as observant as I thought, because the yesterday I found a further five blooms  that I had missed in my eagerness to ramble in every corner of the garden after nearly a wek’s absence. Hamamelis pallida … Continue reading →

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It Wos the Roses Wot Did It

Posted on December 16, 2018 by

I think I knew in my heart that as soon as the opportunity for more roses arose then any decision was all but made already. Both levels paved? One level paved and a tier of roses? Two tiers of roses? … Continue reading →

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Brain Teaser

Posted on December 15, 2018 by

One of the new projects ‘dreamed up’ towards the end of the summer was terracing the areas either side of the bus shelter, currently home to a pair of large urns and some grasses planted through slate chippings, with two … Continue reading →

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Stacking Up

Posted on November 11, 2018 by

I finished my bricklaying project last week (apart from a section postponed till one of the posts is moved a fraction) but the jobs are still stacking up – although the hardy geraniums have been moved from the beds under … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday, End of Month View: Something Afoot…

Posted on October 31, 2018 by

To see how the different areas of the garden fit together, click on ‘Map of the Garden Version 3’ under ‘The Garden’ tab above. My thanks go to Helen the Patient Gardener for hosting this monthly meme.

Posted in End of Month View, garden structure, Gardening, Gardens, projects | 27 Comments