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• Tree Following - Envy

  

  Oh dear, the green-eyed monster has come a-calling. It has been tapping on the window for a while but the other day it rang the bell and demanded entry. Why is... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• A Tale of Two Lions

  

  I present to you a tale (tail) of two lions: This magnificent beast guards steps down to the main formal lawn at Crewe Hall, once the home of the Crewe family... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review - November 2014

  

  November has been one of those elastic months; in many ways it seems long time ago since the constant fireworks of Bonfire Night (or should that be nights, it... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• The Pin Oak of Happiness

  

  This story begins several months ago with a visit to Bluebell Arboretum. This visit was organised by the garden group I belong to, the Leicestershire and Rutlan... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Out with the Old

  

  Garden shoes/boots are a key piece of gardening kit.  Above all else when I talk of constant companions in the garden, the shoes I am wearing are pretty much a... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Cape Aloe

  

  It is so hard to write anything about an aloe without making reference to 'Allo 'Allo, but I am not going to any further than just that. Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Greyness

  

  Autumn and winter is a time of bright sharp cold glorious days and those grey, dampish if not torrential rainyish, cloudy days. Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• A Wander Around Stoneywell Cottage, Ulverscroft

  

  Stoneywell Cottage is the first house for the National Trust in Leicestershire and the nearest one to where I live. I was rather excited to read about it when i... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• The Withering

  

  The first serious frost has visited.  That one, you know that one, that one that happens when even though you've been expecting it, it's still a surprise when i... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following - Yellow

  

  Episode 9 - suddenly Autumn has making itself really felt with the quince tree. There is a distinct flush of yellow as the leaves start to turn. Whilst the... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• The November Cut

  

  It has been a very mild, nay warm, few days.  Everything is still growing and the clock is ticking until the first frost hits.  So yesterday I gave the lawns a... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review - October 2014

  

  October has seen the much needed return of rain and the arrival of Autumn. It has also been a mild month, as I write this the last day of the month is due to... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• The Blackberry Garden Plant of the Year Award 2014

  

  This is the second time I have made this award so I think I can call this now an annual award. Last year the award took place in later November so I might be... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• 100 More Muscari

  

  It is bulb planting time of year, a time of year I enjoy very much.  I regard each bulb planted as a promise that Spring will return.  For the last couple of... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• An October Garden

  

  In my Autumn garden I was fain To mourn among my scattered roses; Alas for that last rosebud which uncloses To Autumn's languid sun and rain When all the world... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• The Owly Service

  

  Or a parliament of owls You know when you go to garden centres and various other worthy outlets you sometimes see those stone owls? Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• The Prairie Borders - Year Four

  

  At this time of year my Prairie Borders are at their peak.  They were a bit of a gamble on my part when I first planned them as I had no idea if they would work. Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• A Visit to Plas Cadnant

  

  Despite having regular holidays to North Wales for many years now, I have only been to Anglesey once.  It is a beautiful island and I decided during my recent... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following - the Quince Pauses

  

  So here we are, episode 8 of tree following the quince.  I had expected more change in the quince this time as we are now in October, yet I look at the... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Rocks and Crevices

  

  Sometimes somethings just suddenly become noticeable.  They become the focus of attention when you have never really noticed them before.  This is my attempt... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME