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• A Quick Wander Around Winterbourne Gardens

  

  It is always nice to be asked to do things so when I was asked to help present a session at a work event that was on a Saturday I happily agreed to do it. Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review - January 2016

  

  January has been, as ever, rather long.  There is something about January that involves it having at least one week longer than any other month, possibly two. Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• The Wind Cries

  

  Will the wind ever remember The names it has blown in the past And with his crutch, it’s old age, and it's wisdom It whispers no, this will be the last And the... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• A Life Less Wonky

  

  The pergola has been an integral part of my garden for a long time now, I cannot remember exactly when it was constructed, but I think it was within the first... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• The Descent of Winter

  

  Finally Winter has made its presence felt.  It has been mild and rainy for so many weeks.  We had the odd frost but generally nothing serious and nothing that... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• and Then It Snowed

  

  Yes the first snowfall of this winter has arrived in this corner of Leicester.  After weeks of grey mild rain, the temperature suddenly did a dive. Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• What Sort of a Person Has a Power Complex About Flowers?

  

  Or to use the full quotation: "What, are you gardeners? I hate gardening! What sort of a person has a power complex about flowers? It’s dictatorship for... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• The Grey of the Day

  

  "There was no possibility of taking a walk that day. We had been wandering, indeed, in the leafless shrubbery an hour in the morning;but since dinner (Mrs. Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following - Ahead of Schedule

  

  As January starts the recent gales and rain have now stripped the tree of all of its leaves. As I look at the tree, even though it has now been in the garden a... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• A Look Back

  

  or rolling back the years. I often have a look back on my End of Month Reviews to see what was happening at the same point in previous years. Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review - December 2015

  

  December is going out on a rainy and stormy note.  It feels like it has rained, at least a little and often a lot, every day for some  time. Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Still Flowering

  

  Back in October I wrote about how happy my Brugmansia was making me as it had begun to flower. I brought it into the house in November as I started to worry... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Its Traditional.....

  

  The first time you do something it is not a tradition, it cannot be as there has only been one occurrence.  The second time you do something it is also not... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• The First Snowdrop

  

  So far this winter has been wet, windy and mild.  There have been reports in the newspapers of early daffodils and the lawns and weeds keep on growing. Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• One Minute Later

  

  The darkness continues to descend but the end is in sight; on the 19th December it will get dark one minute later than the day before.  One whole minute, not a... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• A Window into the Garden

  

  It's that time of year again, that time when I only see the garden usually at weekends.  I have likened it to Brigadoon before as it disappears into the murk... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following - The Quince Perseveres

  

  It is December and most of the trees that have a wish to have given up their leaves. The quince tree has decided to keep hold of its for a bit longer. Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• If I Had a Time Machine .....

  

  .... where and when would I visit? 1. My own garden, maybe stopping off in 10 year leaps, tracking it right back to before the house was built. 2. I would then... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• The Blackberry Garden Plant of the Year Award 2015

  

  Yes it is that time of year again, the now annual declaration of the plant that has made the most impact in the garden this year.  This is the third year I... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review November 2015

  

  November has been relatively mild, though there has been the odd frost and quite a lot of rain. In the driveway the pin oak is hanging on to the last of its... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2015 GARDENING, HOME