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LATEST ARTICLES ( 41 )

• Re-frogication : 'Tadpole Rescue' at Your Service ...

  

  I spend a lot of time mooching and looking in the garden, mooching and looking... and occasionally thinking ! So after a lot of mooching and a lot of thinking... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Toasty Warm is Always Best ...

  

  I am no scientist but I do like to do my own little Heath Robinson type experiments in the garden. I like to find out what happens to similar plants subjected t... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Making Babies the Hellebore Way ...

  

  I played at creation today ! I helped my Hellebores to get it on and do their thang ! I have read about how to create your very own, unique Hellebore, but... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• If Monty Don Says It, Then It Must Be Right ...

  

  Right at the bottom of the garden are about 25 red Cornus (Dogwood), planted in a horseshoe shape, to provide an inner band of planting around the boundary, to... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• De-frogification :-(

  

  Oh dear, it doesn't look good ... I had a little walk down to the wildlife pond this morning to check up on the progress of the frogspawn. Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Reasons to Be Cheerful ... Part 2

  

  Yesterday it was 'Reasons to be cheerful Part 1 (inside)' and, as promised, here is 'Reasons to be cheerful ... Part 2 (outside). There ARE reasons, honestly,... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Reasons to Be Cheerful - Part 1 (inside)

  

  Hard to believe, I know, but there are reasons to be cheerful. I was mourning the lack of colour around me today, and wishing the Spring would get a move on,... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Do You Think We Have Enough? Part 2

  

  If you missed Part 1 of the saga of the logs, the plot is very simple ! We needed some logs, knew someone who had some logs, and a bargain was struck ! Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• 'Illumination Across the Nation ...'

  

  Whilst these 3 young plants might not look very exciting at the moment, they are the all- singing, all - dancing new Foxgloves which took Chelsea by storm last... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• It's Easter... They Were Going Cheep !!

  

  It's Easter and these shrubs were going cheep ... well, to be honest, they were going cheap!There I was cruising round 'The Range' looking for 'things - other... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• My Seedling Guests Are Confused ...

  

  Usually my seeds and seedlings know where they are in the grand scheme of things. ! They are allocated their place in my growing system, and they usually stay... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• The East Wind Doth Blow...and It Should Be SPRING !

  

  So cold out there today. I ventured out very briefly to take these photos but was very glad to get back into the warmth of the house.The snow was just... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Have We Got Enough ...

  

  In theory Winter should be fading fast, and roaring log fires should be just a memory, but the view from the window tells me different. Snow on the ground and... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Tulips from A .. Supermarket !

  

  I love Tulips. Nothing says 'spring' better than a bunch of tulips on the kitchen table to cheer you up when you get home. However, mine come over all floppy... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Sweet Pea Seeds

  For years I have soaked Sweet Peas for 24 hours before sowing , then Monty Don blows it all out of the water on GW last week by saying that he just plants them... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Look What We've Got !

  

  The first clump of frogspawn suddenly appeared last week, but could I see the proud parents ? They were nowhere to be seen. Often, when I am looking into the... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• English Roses - Treat Them Like Royalty !

  

  I fell in love with English Roses many years ago and bought several, which I then proceeded to murder slowly ... I knew no better ! They are relatively expensiv... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• A Few Photos to Remind You of the Summer ...

  

  A book, a glass of wine, a few birds singing ...We call this the 'Bus Shelter' for obvious reasons !Euphorbia and Ligularia - what mighty beasts they are !The... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• "It Won't Take Much Digging ..."

  

  Meanwhile back at the wildlife pond ...I thought you might like to see a slideshow of the making of said pond. And I said ,blithely, that I didn't think it woul... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Nitty Gritty, Down and Dirty...

  

  I thought I would start this post at the virtual bottom of the garden and gradually work my way up to the house, comparing what is ,with what was, and what may... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2013 GARDENING, HOME