Tag Archives: witch hazels

Six on Saturday: Itsy Bitsy

Posted on January 7, 2023 by Cathy

Try as I might, I just could not establish any sort of theme for today’s Six on Saturday, the meme kindly hosted by ruminating garden blogger, Jim, so it’s a real itsy bitsy hotchpotch, starting with the first primroses blooming, … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Fiery

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Cathy

This week’s surprise appearance of a fully clothed ‘Jelena’, seemingly triggered by several days of relatively mild temperatures, has encouraged me to cut a generous number of stems (albeit low-growing or crisscrossing) for today’s vase. This is one of my … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday: Rochester, the First

Posted on December 21, 2022 by Cathy
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Wordless Wednesday: Seedheads and Buds

Posted on October 19, 2022 by Cathy
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In a Vase on Monday: Scaling the Heights

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Cathy

Nearly everything about this Monday vase changed during its production – some of the contents, the prop, the actual vase itself, although not the title, which was triggered by the original inspiration, crab apple Malus ‘Evereste’. Originally joining the crab … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday: Autumn Witches

Posted on October 27, 2021 by Cathy
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Six on Saturday: a Bit of Weather

Posted on January 30, 2021 by Cathy

I treated myself to a new weather monitor this week, the previous one which I have had for over 10 years having begun to be less reliable, especially in terms of rainfall. Like most gardeners, I have always taken a … Continue reading →

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Meet the Family!

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Cathy

I would like to invite you to meet my other family, my witches! Regular readers will know that I have a number of witch hazels which, not surprisingly, bring great pleasure at this time of year. Many of them are … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday: Jail Break!

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Cathy

Our neighbour on the hedge side, who died two or three years ago, had a habit of using random items to fill gaps in the hedge in a bid to stop his dog getting out – he was particularly fond … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday: a Mixed Bag

Posted on November 14, 2020 by Cathy

I could have filled my allocated six slots at least twice over with blooms that are still hanging on long past their expected sell-by date, but with a November blooms post planned in a week or so, I looked for … Continue reading →

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