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Category Archives: Gardening
In a Vase on Monday: Stark/Contrast
On one of our recent walks I picked up a beautifully lichen encrusted twig, knowing it would appear in a vase sometime soon, and today popped back to the alleyway I mentioned in Friday’s post to pick a stem of … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Gardens, In a Vase on Monday, Wildlife
Tagged butterflies, coronavirus, lichen, self isolation
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Six on Saturday: 322 Plug Plants and Some Sweet Peas
For the second year running, I placed an order in November for all the bedding plants* needed to fill all the pots, troughs and baskets for the following year. Trying to plan and choose in advance was really hard, and … Continue reading
End of Month View: a Visual First
For the first time, as well as the usual photographs showing the main parts of the garden at the end of the month, I am including a link to a video ramble. For me, the EOMV posts are a useful … Continue reading
Posted in End of Month View, Gardening, Gardens
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In a Vase in Monday: Dodecahedral
There were no preconceived ideas in my head when I ventured forth on my mission yesterday to cut blooms for Monday’s vase – if anything, I was perhaps expecting a posy of little stems, a mix of the best of … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Gardens, In a Vase on Monday
Tagged dodecahedral garnet, flowers in a vase
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Six on Sunday: Busy!
I took photographs for Jon the Propagator’s Saturday meme yesterday but got engrossed with something else and ran out of time to write a post – probably a good thing, having lots of distractions to stop us thinking about the … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Gardens, mason bees, Six on Saturday
Tagged sweet pea suppports, sweet peas
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