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Category Archives: Gardening
In a Vase on Monday: Slow Boat
‘I’d like to get you on a slow boat to China All to myself alone…’ Inspired by the use of a gravy boat as a vase and the presence of the three Chinese sampans made out of shells, this fragment … Continue reading
Six on Saturday: Clematis, the Rector and Other Stuff
Most visitors this year seemed to comment not just on the roses but on the clematis too, although in fact there are a number which were not yet flowering, like ‘John Huxtable’, above. I have to agree that all those … Continue reading
End of Month View: Indulgence…
It was only yesterday that I realised how close it was to the end of the month – my mind clearly hasn’t been thinking beyond the dates of our garden openings, so we are fortunate to still have timely photographs … Continue reading
Posted in End of Month View, Gardening, Gardens, Summer
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In a Vase on Monday: Tea, Anyone? Cake?
With our second open garden afternoon yesterday, I knew I would not be able to squeeze in the creation of a vase for today’s IAVOM, but had the presence of mind to take a few photographs of one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Gardens, In a Vase on Monday, open gardens, Summer
Tagged opening a garden for the NGS
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Six on Saturday: In-between
We are in-between garden openings at the moment, with a group visit a week ago, the first general opening on Wednesday, and our second and last general opening tomorrow. Unless there are later group visits booked, that will be it … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Gardens, open gardens, Six on Saturday
Tagged opening a garden for the NGS
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In a Vase on Monday: Strong Deliverer
I really tussled with the title of today’s vase, but in the end have gone with my gut, the fiery contents eliciting snatches of the classic hymn ‘Guide me O Thou Great Redeemer’ and the fiery cloudy pillars it refers … Continue reading
Posted in cutting beds, Gardening, Gardens, In a Vase on Monday
Tagged flowers in a vase
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Six on Saturday: Phew!
Phew…what a scorcher it was yesterday! Phew! What a hectic afternoon it was on Thursday! Whew! What a relief it is to have some rain today! Take your pick… On Thursday afternoon we had our only (so far) booked group … Continue reading
Posted in annuals, cutting beds, Gardening, Gardens, greenhouse, open gardens, roses, seed sowing, Six on Saturday
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Rambling in the Garden 