Category Archives: shrubs

April Showers Herald the End of March

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Cathy

For the first time in what seems like ages, I have been aware of the end of the month as it happens. After a brief drop in temperature this week has been relatively mild, briefly reaching 18°C  yesterday afternoon, but … Continue reading →

Posted in borders, cutting beds, early spring, End of Month View, Gardening, Gardens, grasses, greenhouse, herbaceous perennials, seasonal tasks, shrubs | 12 Comments

In a Vase on Monday: Wintersweet

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Cathy

Although there is no wintersweet in today’s vase, it is nevertheless filled with a number of other sweet things of winter interest and beyond. I should however, try and find a spot for this fragrant shrub, Chimonanthus praecox, to further … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Gardens, grasses, greenhouse, In a Vase on Monday, shrubs, Winter, winter interest | Tagged | 23 Comments

In a Vase on Monday: Tom Thumb and the Elegant Lady

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Cathy

Those of you who happened to read my recent Six on Saturday post will have been aware of the ‘spoiler alert’ and guessed I was going to use a fantasy chrysanthemum in today’s vase, a vase which took mere minutes … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Gardens, greenhouse, In a Vase on Monday, plants in pots, shrubs | Tagged | 28 Comments

In a Vase on Monday: Life More Sweet

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Cathy

Hath not old custom made this life more sweet (Shakespeare, As You Like It) In no way had I envisaged today’s vase, but my journey to the bottom of the garden, secateurs in hand, was cut short by the sweet … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday: Dazzling White

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Cathy
Posted in Gardens, shrubs, Spring, Wordless Wednesday | Tagged | 1 Comment

Wordless Wednesday: Benny

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Cathy
Posted in Gardens, shrubs, winter interest, Wordless Wednesday | Tagged | 9 Comments

Wordless Wednesday: Scratch ‘n’ Sniff…

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Cathy
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Meet the Family!

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Cathy

I would like to invite you to meet my other family, my witches! Regular readers will know that I have a number of witch hazels which, not surprisingly, bring great pleasure at this time of year. Many of them are … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday: On Fire!

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Cathy
Posted in Gardening, Gardens, shrubs, Winter, Wordless Wednesday | Tagged , | 17 Comments

Wordless Wednesday: a New Dawn

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Cathy
Posted in Gardening, Gardens, shrubs, Wordless Wednesday | Tagged | 4 Comments