Category Archives: Gardening

Six on Saturday: Late Summer Stalwarts

Posted on August 17, 2019 by

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A Critical Eye, Part 2: Some Not-so-Positives

Posted on August 16, 2019 by

My critical eye has of late been observing the main herbaceous beds, the rose garden, the blue & white borders and the bold borders (see map under The Garden tab above) , although in truth I sometimes feel like averting … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday: Juliet, Wet and Single But Still Happy

Posted on August 14, 2019 by
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In a Vase on Monday: On a Slow Gravy Boat to China

Posted on August 12, 2019 by

Without a clear plan in mind, I cut a few stems from Echinops bannaticus ‘Blue Glow’, just beginning to colour up, before moving onto the cutting beds where I was drawn to white-bloomed Dahlia ‘Twyning’s After Eight’ from where a … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday: Combo

Posted on August 10, 2019 by

Today’s six are all combinations that bring me pleasure. Do visit our host, Jon and his Propagator’s blog to see a wide range of other sixes from around the globe. I have shown the above combination many times, and as … Continue reading →

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A Critical Eye, Part 1: Some Positives

Posted on August 9, 2019 by

The woodland may not look much in August apart from being a relatively cool and shady place, but I know that in early spring it will be awash with, in succession, primroses, wood anemones, snakeshead fritillaries, bluebells and wild garlic. … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Dotty

Posted on August 5, 2019 by

Picking almost anything that took my fancy to fill today’s vase, I was thinking along the lines of  ‘Anything Goes’ for a title, although ‘Anything But the Kitchen Sink’ might have been more appropriate. When I came to choose a … Continue reading →

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