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In a Vase on Monday: Fringe Benefits

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Cathy

It is increasingly recognised that gardening has a positive impact on our well-being, bringing both physical and mental benefits, but what about the entertainment value? Who needs access to hundreds of television channels (or perhaps even a television at all) … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Five Elegant Ladies Drop in for Easter

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Cathy

Just as I knew daffodils would appear in a Monday vase a few weeks ago, it was equally inevitable that there would be tulips in my vase today now that their season is just beginning to kick off. So here … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: We’ll Gather Lilacs

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Cathy

Although you’re far away And life is sad and grey I have a scheme, a dream to try I’m thinking, dear, of you And all I meant to do When we’re together, you and I We’ll soon forget our care … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Cuckoo in the Nest

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Cathy

I certainly did not expect to have a hippeastrum (aka amaryllis) flowering in the middle of April, but something clearly went awry with my plans to have amaryllis blooming in the Coop when visitors came to our open garden in … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday: Moving in the Right Direction

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Cathy
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In a Vase on Monday: Decisions, Decisions…

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Cathy

There were so many things in the garden to choose from and pop into a vase today that making a decision could have been really hard, perhaps requiring the toss of a coin to see what made the final cut. … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: In the Mix

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Cathy

Although I have shown these tulips several times in the last couple of weeks they hadn’t made it into a vase until today, and well deserved their vase visit is as they are such a delightful mix. They came, as … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday: Blossom and Bees

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Cathy

We are enjoying an unusually hot Easter weekend in the UK, but we are not the only ones to enjoy it – apple blossom of all sorts is revelling in the sunshine too, with crab apple ‘Royalty’ above, crab apple … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Penny Plain

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Cathy

There was no dithering today; I knew exactly which vase it was going to be and what was going to appear in it: this ‘flat’ car boot bargain and some of the first tulips that have opened. In fact it … Continue reading →

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Ina Vase on Monday: All White’s All Right

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Cathy

I picked a mixture of tulips for today’s vase, some of the purple mix I spurned last week, newly blooming Merlot from the shrub border, Exotic Emperor from a big pot of tulips grown for cutting, White Dream from one … Continue reading →

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