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• Book Review: The Plant Lovers Guide to Epimediums

  

  I adore Epimediums. If there was a plant that I might collect it would be these so when I was asked by Timberpress if I would like to review Sally Gregson’s... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• In a Vase on Monday – Floating Saucers

  

  Well here I am again for the second time featuring a vase on Monday – well to be a pedantic its a dish.  As I am joining in with Cathy’s weekly meme I thought... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• My Garden This Weekend – 22nd March 2015

  

  The spring equinox has brought a weekend of heavenly gardening weather.  The sun has shone and there was a light breeze which wafted the big lumbering bumble... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Sampler Finished and Onwards to Beads

  

  I have finished my modern band sampler and I am really pleased with it.  I just need to find a nice frame now and voilà it will be completed.My stitching is... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Foliage Follow Up – March 2015 – Geranium Palmatum

  

  This month I have decided to focus on one particular plant for the foliage follow up as I keep showing the same old plants month in, month out. Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Garden Bloggers Bloom Day – March 2015

  

  Euphorbia characias ‘White Swan’I am really pleased with the garden at the moment; it looks so pretty with the pinks, purples and yellows dotted around the... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Greenhouse Review – March 2015

  

  I have been meaning to join in with Peonies and Posies monthly meme on the greenhouse for a while but I keep forgetting. Luckily I spotted a post elsewhere whic... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• In A Vase on Monday – Fresh Spring

  

  I have wanted to join in with Cathy’s weekly meme – In a Vase on Monday – for a while.However, firstly it means posting on a Monday and I post my weekend... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• My Garden This Weekend – 8th March 2015

  

  What a wonderful weekend it has been.  Saturday was bright and sunny and warm enough for gardening in a T-shirt and for sitting and contemplating with a cuppa. Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• The Future of Plant Hunting?

  

  Crug Farm exhibit – Chelsea 2014All the plants were grown from seed collected by them in the wildI started to write this blog post by saying that politics and... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Sampler Update

  

  I have been whizzing through the sampler which I started about a month ago. It has been really enjoyable so far and I only have 3 more bands to do to finish it. Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: First Ladies of Gardening

  

  Amongst the plethora of recent books showcasing gardens one has really stood out for me – First Ladies of Gardening. Written by Heidi Howcroft with photographs... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month View – February 2015

  

  February seems to be ending on some sunny days which make a welcome relief after the recent grey and cold.  It was a delight today to potter in the garden... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• My Garden This Weekend – 22/2/15

  

  Any time in the garden is precious at this time of year and if the sun shines albeit weakly it is even more special. Yesterday afternoon was such a time with a... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Weekly Photo Challenge: Rule of Thirds

  

  This week’s photo challenge has definitely been a challenge as I haven’t been able to conveniently find a photo in my archive to meet the challenge. Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• My Garden This Weekend – 16/2/15

  

  I am still aching from my gardening session yesterday which shows either just how unfit I have got over the winter or that I took on more than I should have. Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Garden Bloggers Bloom Day 15/2/15

  

  Forgive my soggy photographs it was raining heavily yesterday and I only had time first thing to take them (the afternoon was spent at a lovely talk by Anna... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• The Impossibly Pretty Project

  

  Stone House Cottage, KidderminsterI find it impossible to achieve things unless I have a goal, deadline, incentive and I have got progressively worse over the... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• My Garden This Weekend – 8/2/15

  

  After what has felt like interminable cold and greyness this weekend the sun shone and the wind disappeared.  It was warm enough to spend half an hour sitting o... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• This Week’s Photo Challenge Theme is Scale – Having Somet...

  

  This week’s Photo Challenge theme is scale – having something in a photo to show an extreme of scale. As I quite like to do these posts on a Friday evening I... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME