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Let There Be Light…
…and there was light, once the oak tree had been cut down to size. Having been planted in what I called the woodland edge border, the plants underneath the canopy can all cope with a certain amount of shade, but … Continue reading
Posted in garden structure, Gardening, Gardens, trees
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A Bit of Forestry, Part Two: the Path Less Travelled
Less than a month ago, blogging friend Chloris from The Blooming Garden happened to mention, when talking about projects, that she had been having fun uncovering a hidden overgrown brick path. This sounded an exciting discovery and reminded me of … Continue reading
Posted in garden structure, Gardening, Gardens, projects, trees, woodland
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A Bit of Forestry, Part One
It was Chloris who, on seeing some of the evidence from my busy Six on Saturday post, suggested that we might be doing ‘a bit of forestry’, and yes, she was right. Now, we all know that ‘mighty oaks from … Continue reading
In a Vase on Monday: Calming Ciara With Zen
The UK has been having a battering from Storm Ciara, with high winds and, at times, torrential rain, causing all sorts of damage and localised flash flooding (and worse, I hear later, having written the post on Sunday). Our garden … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Gardens, In a Vase on Monday, trees
Tagged flowers in a vase, Prunus mume ' Beni-chidori', Storm Ciara, ze, Zen garden
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In a Vase on Monday: Dawn is Breaking
After the excitement of IAVOM’s fifth anniversary last week we are back to ‘normal’ today; it was lovely to see all the ‘not’ vases and great that everyone rose to the challenge in some way or another to celebrate the … Continue reading
