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• That Was the Year That Was – 2014

  

  Jan – Birmingham Botanical Garden Feb – RHS WIsley March – Iris reticulata April – RHS London Alpine Show May – RHS Chelsea Flower Show June – Waterperry Garden... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Weekly Photo Challenge: Warmth

  

  This week’s Weekly Photo Challenge theme is ‘Warmth‘.Looking through old photographs I came across these taken of the Jubilee Beacon on top of the Malvern... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Boxing Day Flower Count – 2014

  

  Iris unguicularis ‘Walter Butt’This is the fourth year I have done a flower count on Boxing Day.  I had noticed when weeding on Christmas Eve that there seemed... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• The Garden Plan

  

  It is safe to say that I would never get a job as a garden designer – my brain just doesn’t work in the right way, it’s too distracted by the detail (in this... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Weekly Photo Challenge: Yellow

  

  RudbeckiaLysichiton americanusNarcissus ‘Sophies ChoiceRanunculus ‘Brazen Hussey’kirengeshoma palmataThis week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge theme is Yello... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Seeking the Spirit of Christmas

  

  I have found myself pondering the meaning of Christmas over the last week or so.  Now I know that sounds very deep but from an agnostic’s point of view it is... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Foliage Follow-Up – December 2014

  

  I have found it much easier to come up with shots for the Foliage Follow Up post this month than the Garden Blogger Bloom Day post.  I love foliage and I think... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Garden Bloggers Bloom Day – December 2014

  

  At this time of year any flower is a welcome addition to the garden although many of them you really have to seek out.  Viburnum rhytidophyllum (above) surprise... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: The Plant Lover’s Guide to Snowdrops

  

  “Oh no” was my reaction when a review copy of Naomi Slade’s ‘The Plant Lover’s Guide to Snowdrop‘ dropped through the letterbox from Timberpress, “Not another... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• My Garden This Weekend – 7/12/14

  

  It seems a while since I have done a ‘My Garden this Weekend’ post  partly due to bad weather but also due to other demands on my time. Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Sheep Embroidery Finished

  

  Originally posted on Nellie Makes: I have finished the embroidery of the sheep pincushion and I am rather pleased with it. Next up is to trim the fabric and mak... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Always Trust Your Instincts

  

  This photograph represents a serious amongst of angst and irritation that I have experienced over the last few weeks.I have had my small greenhouse (6′ x 4′) fo... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month View – November 2014

  

  November this year has been wet and mild resulting in the weeds and grass still growing, even the drop of temperature earlier this week was short-lived and we... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: The Writer’s Garden

  

  There seems to be a plethora of books about gardens in various locations of the world or the UK at the moment so finding a new angle is a challenge. Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• My Garden This Weekend – 23rd November

  

  There is nothing better for the soul than a couple of hours in the garden, steadily working through a border, clearing and tidying especially on a grey damp... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Foliage Follow Up – November 2014

  

  With my interest in plants becoming more and more foliage based there are few flowers in the garden at the moment.  However, the garden is still full of colour... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Embracing the Slope

  

  Sometimes you happen upon a speaker or hear a talk which causes you to have one of those light bulb moment. Such an occurrence happened this weekend at the... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• My Garden This Weekend – 2nd November 2015

  

  An interesting long weekend has been had.  I had a couple of days off at the end of the week as the tree surgeons were coming to tackle the vast weeping willow... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month View – October 2014

  

  October seems to have been a wet and windy month but it has certainly been a busy month for me resulting in not much gardening time and of course with the... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• My Garden This Weekend – 26th October 2014

  

  A nice horticultural weekend has been had with yesterday spent at my HPS group meeting.  As ever an excellent day was had with an interesting group discussion i... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME