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• Crewel Progress 2

  

  I think it has been two months since I have shown you progress on my crewel work project, how time flies. I have this evening finished the first motif – well I... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• My Garden This Weekend – 7/6/15

  

  I have been home alone for most of the weekend with no real plans and it has been blissful.  I have been pottering in every sense of the word. Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Malvern Hills Challenge – 2: North Hill

  

  To say I am euphoric, ecstatic and triumphant right now would be an understatement.  Last week I introduced you to the challenge my eldest son set me to climb t... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Introducing Hugh

  

  I would like to introduce you to Hugh, a new addition to the garden.  Hugh was created by my friend Vik Westaway who is a sculptress specialising in willow. Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• In a Vase on Monday – Pretty Pink

  

  I don’t think I have blogged a Monday Vase for a few weeks so I made a concerted effort this weekend to put something together.  The theme is pink and started... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month View – May 2015

  

  Looking back on last month’s End of Month View it is amazing how much the garden has filled out in just one month especially given how dry May has been. Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Malvern Hills Challenge – 1: Raggedstone Hill

  

  In response to my fidgeting the other day my eldest son offered me a challenge – to climb to the top of each of the Malvern Hills. Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• My Garden This Weekend – 25/5/15

  

  I have spent the last two days in the garden and it has been lovely.   I did consider popping over the Malvern Hills to visit some gardens in Leominster this... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Of Trilliums and Other Shady Things

  

  Today I went to the inaugural meeting of the HPS Shade and Woodland Group which conveniently for me was held near Tewkesbury where I go for my monthly HPS... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• An Update on the Hardy Exotic Border

  

  As I have been weeding the Hardy Exotic Border this evening I thought I would give you an update.May 2014 The border was first planted a year ago this month. Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• A Wise Man Said

  

  Recently a wise man reminded me that you don’t really appreciate things until you lose them or teeter on the edge of doing so.  That wise man was my eldest son... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• In a Vase on Monday – Granny’s Bonnets

  

  For this week’s vase I decided to feature aquilegias which as I said in my last post are a real favourite.  The aquilegias in the vase are the real Granny’s... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Garden Bloggers Bloom Day – May 2015

  

  Unusually for me I’m a day late with the GBBD post but I had a wonderful surprise on my return from Rome as the Alliums have just started to open their puff-bal... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: The Splendour of the Tree

  

  I am catching up on some book reviews and wanted to share The Splendour of the Tree by Noel Kingsbury with you. I had anticipated that it would be a book showin... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• In a Vase on Monday – Dainty Lily of the Valley

  

  I have gone for simplicity this week, in fact I find myself preferring the more simple vases.  I have some lily of the valley flowering and I wanted to... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• My Garden This Weekend – 10th May 2015

  

  On queue the Deutzia is flowering in time for the Malvern Spring Festival.  I don’t know which variety it is as it was here when I moved in 13 years ago. Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• RHS Malvern Spring Festival Show Gardens – Some Highlights

  

  I have been attending RHS Malvern Spring Festival, as it is now known, for 15 years and over this time there has been a slow increase in the quality and number... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• In A Vase on Monday – Blue Spires

  

  Given the wonderful display of camassias I have in the garden this year I thought I should feature some in a Vase on Monday post. Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Bryans Ground, Herefordshire – a Country Retreat

  

  I love Bryans Ground in Herefordshire. It’s just one of those places that always delights me and which oozes with the spirit of the owners, so much character an... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Small Triumphs

  

  I think one of the things I love about gardening are the small moments of delight and joy when something has germinated, a planting combination works well, or... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME