Category Archives: woodland

Six on Saturday: an Evolutionary Lesson

Posted on March 5, 2022 by Cathy

Admiring hellebores in the woodland edge border earlier in the week, probably now at their peak, I was tempted to invite more to the party – but I resisted, until searching specialist hellebore nurseries to try and identify the one … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday: In One Fell Swoop…

Posted on February 26, 2022 by Cathy

… the character of the woodland has been destroyed… Our neighbour on the hedge side came to the door a week or so ago to say they were planning on replacing part of the hedge at the bottom end of … Continue reading →

Posted in boundaries, early spring, Gardening, Gardens, grasses, pruning, seed sowing, Six on Saturday, snowdrops, woodland | 40 Comments

Wordless Wednesday: Winter Wonderland

Posted on December 8, 2021 by Cathy
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A Bit of Forestry, Part Two: the Path Less Travelled

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Cathy

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 | 15 Comments

Somewhere…

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Cathy

… if you are in the UK, there will be a garden opening for the National Garden Scheme this week. Most gardens, like ours, that would normally be opening for the scheme this summer are no longer doing so for … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardens, open gardens, Visiting gardens & days out, woodland | Tagged | 14 Comments

In a Vase on Monday: More Shades

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Cathy

Following on from yesterday’s post about various shades in the garden, when I decided to pick some of the variably shaded fritillaries for today’s vase the logical title was ‘More Shades’; by the time I had finished picking, a title … Continue reading →

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