Category Archives: Gardening

Wordless Wednesay: The Return of the Native

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Cathy
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In a Vase on Monday: Home is Where the Heart Is

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Cathy

Today’s vase was inspired by the heart-shaped pebble found when I was bagging up the cobbles previously used around the base of the roses on the paved area to deter weeds, but recently lifted and washed. Notwithstanding its unusual shape, … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Gardens, grasses, In a Vase on Monday, winter interest | Tagged | 24 Comments

Six on Saturday: All Systems Go?

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Cathy

It’s probably another 6 months until the garden is looking anything like it does in the lovely picture painted for me by lovely Elder Daughter, but now that I have had it framed I can hang it on the wall … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday: the Waiting Game

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Cathy
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In a Vase on Monday: Delicates, and Another

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Cathy

Today’s delicate vase began with some sprigs of winter jasmine Jasminum nudiflorum creeping under the bottom of the fence from a neighbour’s garden, and a search for more delicates brought winter honeysuckle Lonicera standishii ‘Budapest’ and a dainty leaved ivy … Continue reading →

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Six Sights on Saturday, Not All of Them Pretty

Posted on January 15, 2022 by Cathy

I haven’t joined in with Jon the Propagator’s Six on Saturday since before Christmas, probably due to a combination of inadequate material to post about, short days, inclement weather and the amount of time I have to sit in front … Continue reading →

Posted in art in the garden, Gardening, Gardens, pruning, Winter, winter interest | 34 Comments

Wordless Wednesday: Seed Sorting

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Cathy
Posted in Gardening, Gardens, seed sowing, Wordless Wednesday | 26 Comments

In a Vase on Monday: Spotty

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Cathy

Suddenly it is Monday again and here we have a spotty vase for IAVOM. Inspired by the yellow spotty laurel Aucuba japonica and accompanied by my yellow spotty jug and a yellow spotty dice, the vase also includes ‘forced’ stems … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: It’s a Stick Up…oops, No it Isn’t!

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Cathy

One of my friends bought me a quirky little vase for Christmas; made out of opaque white silicon and with a flat back, it sticks to smooth surfaces. “You will either love it or hate it,” she said, and although … Continue reading →

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Seven on Sunday?

Posted on January 2, 2022 by Cathy

With a few random  bits and bobs to post about, it might not actually be seven but having posted something other than a Six on Saturday yesterday, Seven on Sunday has a certain ring to it! Firstly, I would like … Continue reading →

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