Category Archives: early spring

In a Vase on Monday: a Mixed Bag

Posted on April 3, 2023 by Cathy

Through the leaner months of the year I have often, out of necessity, opted for a relatively minimal vase with only one or two components, so it makes a change to have more of a mixed bag today. In my … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday – the Genie is Out of the Bottle

Posted on April 1, 2023 by Cathy

I was just completing yesterday’s EOMV post when it occurred to me that the explosion in the garden at this time of year could be likened to a genie being let out of a bottle. I don’t know who said … Continue reading →

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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 →

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In a Vase on Monday: Making a Splash

Posted on March 27, 2023 by Cathy

Both daffodils and hyacinths can make a big splash of colour in our early spring gardens, daffodils with their bright cheeriness, even on a dull day, and hyacinths because of the very strength and depth of their colour. The hyacinths … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday: More Seasonal Tasks and Some Lessons

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Cathy

I took advantage of a shower-free day to re-mortar various bricks in place, especially in the dwarf rose beds under the clematis colonnade. I don’t know what I did when I laid the latter in the first place, but suspect … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday: Time For a Bit of Shut-Eye

Posted on March 22, 2023 by Cathy
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In a Vase on Monday: Gold Star

Posted on March 20, 2023 by Cathy

Having planned to pick stems of muscari for today’s vase, both title and prop were still missing but, as so often happens, it all fell into place. Joining the muscari were stems of unnamed pulmonaria, adding a different shade of … Continue reading →

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An Anniversary, a Plan and a Treat

Posted on March 19, 2023 by Cathy

An anniversary: would you believe I began Rambling in the Garden 11 years ago today? No, me neither! What a great experience it has been, what a lot I have learned and what a wonderful group of people I have … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday: What’s New?

Posted on March 18, 2023 by Cathy

I am struggling to get the refrain ‘What’s New, Pussycat’ (oh-o-o-o) out of my head since I decided to pick out some newly flowering blooms for today’s post, which is linking as usual to Jim’s Six on Saturday meme. Sadly, … Continue reading →

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Not Quite an End of Month View: Thwarted

Posted on March 9, 2023 by Cathy

Yesterday evening, I realised once again that another month had passed without so much as a by your leave, and there was no sign of a February EOMV. Determined to rectify this, I went out with my camera this morning … Continue reading →

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