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Category Archives: Spring
Wordless Wednesday: May Slips Out Quietly
Posted in borders, End of Month View, garden structure, Gardening, Gardens, Spring, Wordless Wednesday
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In a Vase on Monday: Sheer Pinks
I picked all the Winter Sunshine sweet peas that were blooming in the working greenhouse today, but decided against using them as the main focus of today’s vase, partly because I was so enamoured by Pimpinella major ‘Rosea’ which was … Continue reading
Six on Saturday: March of the Roses
Roses have been budding up since early this month, but resolutely refusing to open; sunshine and warmer days over this last week seemed to be the trigger they needed and one or two are now showing off their rosy glory, … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Gardens, seasonal tasks, Six on Saturday, Spring
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Wordless Wednesday: Really?
Posted in bulbs, corms and tubers, Gardening, Gardens, Spring, Wordless Wednesday
Tagged Narcissus bulbocodium
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In a Vase on Monday: No Secrets
Thank you all for your kind words over the last week following the unexpected death of my sister; they were very much appreciated. It has been a strange week and I greatly value the support of our blogging community. I … Continue reading
Posted in bulbs, corms and tubers, Gardening, Gardens, In a Vase on Monday, Spring
Tagged flowers in a vase
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In a Vase on Monday: Bowled Over
Whilst photographing and writing for my EOMV post yesterday, I was struck by how quickly and seamlessly the woodland had morphed from the whites of snowdrops to the pinks of fritillaries and the early rhododendron and then suddenly into the … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Gardens, In a Vase on Monday, Spring, woodland
Tagged flowers in a vase
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End of Month View: April is the Busiest Month
For the last two or three years I have kept a rough record of how many hours I spend gardening (excluding things relating specifically to our charity openings). It’s usually the afternoon before any gardening can be done, and a … Continue reading
Six on Saturday: Progress
Apart from the quick Wordless Wednesday post, I don’t think I have looked at my blog at all since Monday, having instead been taking advantage of available time and clement weather to pursue the endless list of tasks necessary in … Continue reading
Posted in cutting beds, Gardening, mason bees, projects, seasonal tasks, Six on Saturday, Spring
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Rambling in the Garden 