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Category Archives: Autumn
Six on Saturday: the First and the Last
Well, the last will be first for this Six on Saturday post, as temperatures down to minus 2°C last night will sadly have seen off the dahlias for this year. The photograph was taken quite early in the day but … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, dahlias, Gardening, Gardens, greenhouse, Six on Saturday, Weather
Tagged frost, greenhouse heater, snowdrops
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In a Vase on Monday: Clara, Dorothy and Phyllis Come to Tea
I am sure I have brought other lovelies to tea on a previous Monday morning, but today it is the turn of Dahlia ‘Dorothy Rose’, Chrysanthemum ‘Clara Curtis’ and Salvia ‘Phyllis Fancy’, nipped at their heels by Antirrhinum ‘Liberty Classic … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, dahlias, Gardening, Gardens, In a Vase on Monday
Tagged flowers in a vase, hardy chrysanthemums
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Six on Saturday: Autumn Colours
Despite shorter days, increasingly cooler nights and the impending likelihood of the first frosts, the garden continues to provide a succession of ‘wow’ moments as autumn takes its brush and repaints it in its own choice of colours. The initial … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, Gardening, Gardens, grasses, Six on Saturday
Tagged autumn colour, witch hazels
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In a Vase on Monday: Unashamed
Last week Joanna of Edinburgh Garden Diary posted an IAVOM featuring a collection of teeny vases and inkwells with single blooms, and I am afraid I have unashamedly pinched the idea to make the most of a selection of the … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, Gardening, Gardens, In a Vase on Monday
Tagged blogging anniversary, flowers in a vase
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Ina Vase on Monday: All Hallows
All Hallows’ Eve falls on 31st October each year and is the day before All Hallows’ or All Saints’ Day in the Christian calendar. The Church traditionally held a vigil on All Hallows’ Eve when worshippers would prepare themselves with … Continue reading
In a Vase on Monday: What Goes Around…
…comes around, and on Friday friends came around for lunch, bringing a nice bottle of wine and a pretty posy of flowers from their garden – so far, so to be expected. Apart from the sedum, though, all the flowers … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, Gardening, Gardens, In a Vase on Monday, rain
Tagged cosmos, flowers in a vase, limonium, meditation, sedum
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Expect the Unexpected
Yesterday morning brought the unexpected sight of thick flakes of snow swirling around outside and settling where they fell. Despite continuing for at least an hour this was the full extend of the covering and although temperatures barely rose above … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, Garden Bloggers Foliage day, Gardening, Gardens, Winter
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