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Category Archives: Gardening
A Week of Flowers, Day 1: Really?
I was scrolling through potential photos for Cathy of Words and Herb’s annual Week of Flowers meme, and was taken aback by this shot of one of the bold borders at the end of June, as I really don’t remember … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Gardens, A week of flowers, borders
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In a Vase on Monday: Blue Spike
One of the oddities thrown up by our unusually mild November (2.5°C warmer than usual, I believe) is a perfect spike of delphinium. When I moved the delphinium (D ‘Cameliard’) to a different part of the blue & white border … Continue reading
In a Vase on Monday: Tom Thumb and the Elegant Lady
Those of you who happened to read my recent Six on Saturday post will have been aware of the ‘spoiler alert’ and guessed I was going to use a fantasy chrysanthemum in today’s vase, a vase which took mere minutes … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Gardens, greenhouse, In a Vase on Monday, plants in pots, shrubs
Tagged flowers in a vase
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In the Coop on Saturday: A Few More than Six
Noelle recently asked if I could perhaps show the contents of the Coop and my working greenhouse on Six on Saturday sometime, so today we have the latter. It’s not particularly exciting just now, as even though I aim to … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Gardens, greenhouse, plants in pots, Six on Saturday, Winter
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In a Vase on Monday, Ninth Anniversary: the Phoenix and the Carpet
Nine years ago, I began posting a vase of flowers or other material from my garden every Monday, in a bid to encourage myself to get into the habit of doing so. Encouraging others to join in if they chose … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Gardens, In a Vase on Monday
Tagged blogging anniversary, blogging friends, flowers in a vase
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Six on Saturday: Good Grief!
Never in a million years would I expect to see a plump bud on a herbaceous poppy almost halfway through November! Usually flowering in early June, this poppy then dies down disgracefully before producing fresh foliage later in the year, … Continue reading
Posted in art in the garden, dahlias, Gardening, Gardens, roses, sculpture, seasonal tasks, Six on Saturday
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Wordless Wednesday: Still Busy
Posted in annuals, container & basket plants, Gardening, Gardens, Wordless Wednesday
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Not an End of Month View
The end of October must have passed in oblivion, as it was only a day or two ago that the absence of an EOMV post occurred to me so here, mainly for my own records, is what the garden was … Continue reading
Posted in End of Month View, Gardening, Gardens
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Rambling in the Garden 