Category Archives: Gardening

Six on Saturday: Mysteries and Curiosities

Posted on July 16, 2022 by Cathy

I solved the mystery of the absence of white limonium in the ex-snowdrop border this week, when I discovered it growing in the cutting beds instead! There were meant to be diagonal bands of pink, purple, pale blue, salmon and … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday: Style Moderne

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Cathy
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In a Vase on Monday: Cool

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Cathy

The UK is in the throes of what some might describe as ‘a heatwave’, with temperatures here in the Midlands in the high 20s yesterday, nudging 30°C, with much the same for the next two days, or even hotter; the … Continue reading →

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Six Clematis on Saturday

Posted on July 9, 2022 by Cathy

I will lay my cards on the table right from the start and tell you I am sharing six clematis today, six of many, starting with Clematis viticella ‘Dark Eyes’, not too dissimilar to ‘Étoile Violette’ but with, would you … Continue reading →

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In Our Stride

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Cathy

I promised an update about our garden openings and I am pleased to say that over two afternoon openings and a group visit we raised just over £1070, £840 of which will go to the National Garden Scheme charities and … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday: the Eyes Have It

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Cathy
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In a Vase on Monday: Slow Boat

Posted on July 4, 2022 by Cathy

‘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 →

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Six on Saturday: Clematis, the Rector and Other Stuff

Posted on July 2, 2022 by Cathy

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 →

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End of Month View: Indulgence…

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Cathy

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 →

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Wordless Wednesday: Blue Angels

Posted on June 29, 2022 by Cathy
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