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• End of Month View: March 2018

  

  My apologies for the delay in this post which should have been published yesterday. I have been somewhat distracted by a lack of heating, hot water and reduced... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Spring at Last

  

  Anemone coronaria ‘Brodeaux’Hoorah a sunny Sunday at long last with temperature creeping into double figures.  But what to do and where to start? Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Its All About the Hellebores – GBBD March ’18

  

  This month we have moved on from snowdrops to the hellebores, although the snowdrops are still just there in the background as if frozen in time due to the... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Winter?

  

  As predicted in my last post we have had snow.  Here in Malvern we have got off fairly lightly compared to some parts of the country and indeed this area. Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month View – February 2018

  

  I was going to say I shall be glad to see the back of February and hopefully the cold weather but it appears that it will be staying with us a little longer... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Snowdrops

  

  I have been posting photos of the snowdrops in my garden since Boxing Day but now is the time when the majority of the snowdrops are flowering especially the... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month View: January – Nine Years On

  

  January 2018Long term readers will know that I have been hosting a meme at the end of each month, unsurprisingly called the End of Month View (or EOMV), for som... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Small Delights

  

  Iris reticulata ‘Eyecatcher’What a beautiful morning we have had today; blue skies and mild temperatures. The garden was positively sparkling this morning and i... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Learning to Design Textiles

  

  I made a reference back at Christmas to an embroidery design course that I have been undertaking. Today, with snow stopping gardening and nothing horticultural... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• GBBD January 2018

  

  Grevillea Canberra GemThe first Garden Bloggers Bloom Day of the year sees a interesting selection of plants in flower, albeit a small choice selection. Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• A Winter’s Weekend

  

  Galanthus Ding DongI’ve been slowly adding special snowdrops to the garden for a number of years now.  Nothing very unusual but each year I have bought 2 or 3... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Out with the Old and in with the New

  

  January – sunrise over Malvern February – Spring, my favourite season March – fashion exhibition at NEC April – Bodnant May – from the Malverns June – Sorrento... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Year View – 2017

  

  As 2017 draws to a close I thought I would capture the garden as the year turns.  I could say “in all its glory” but that would be an exaggeration as the... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Boxing Day Flower Count 2017

  

  So this is the seventh year I have counted the number of plants in flower on Boxing Day.  It’s an interesting exercise and makes you really look at the garden t... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Merry Christmas

  

  I would like to wish everyone who drops by this blog a Merry Christmas and best wishes for 2018.Instead of a plant themed Christmas greeting I am sharing with... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• After the Snow

  

  and we certainly had snow, about 20cm deep in less than 24 hours just over a week ago.  Whilst we have had heavy snow in the past, some four or five years ago,... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Fading Beauty and Hellebore Leaves

  

  As I slowly re-engage with my garden it seems to me that this autumn has been unusually mild.  Even a couple of cold nights this last week seem to have made... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Boundaries

  

  It’s all been about the boundaries the last couple of weeks with a new fence along one boundary and tree surgeons sorting out the neglected beech hedge. Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Foliage Follow Up

  

  Well lookee here two posts in three days! Anyway, I have been reading gardening posts this last few days especially those from across the pond because I am... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Still Here

  

  So a while back I posted that I was expecting to be moving, on to pastures new and especially a new garden. I found it a hard post to write and was very... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2017 GARDENING, HOME