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• My Garden This Weekend – 5th January 2014

  

  I think there is only one word to describe the garden this week – soggy! The ground is sodden to the extent that the woodchip and grass paths are becoming... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Plans for 2014

  

  I don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions. To me it seems that you are just putting yourself under pressure to achieve something which will undoubtedly not be... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• A New Year - A New Skill to Learn

  

  Originally posted on Nellie Makes: In 2013 I taught myself to crochet, admittedly I am not extremely skilled but I have mastered the basics and can just about... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month View – The Roundup

  

  JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberWell its the end of another year and I have compiled a mosaic of shots of the front garden, th... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• That Was the Year That Was – 2013

  

  January – SnowFebruary – Snowdrops at PainswickMarch – more snowApril – AGS flower showMay – Garden House, DevonJune – Trebah, CornwallJuly – San FranciscoAugus... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Boxing Day Flower Count 2013

  

  Cyclamen cyprium ‘E9 form’This is the third year I have done the Boxing Day Flower Count and I have to admit that I really thought it would be a non-starter thi... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• My Garden This Weekend – 22/12/13

  

  As a child I had a proclivity for making mud pies and generally messing around in the garden -  as a small child I even came in with a slug in my mouth!! Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Of Rhubarb and Roses: Book Review

  

  If you are ever, as I often am, in need of a quick garden writing fix – maybe a drop of wisdom from Beth Chatto, Gertrude Jeykll, Vita Sackwill-West or Dan... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• At Last the Blanket is Finished

  

  Originally posted on Nellie Makes: In a bid to finish some projects in order to justify starting something new I have made myself finish the Sample Blanket. ... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Foliage Follow Up – December 2013

  

  Cyclamen hederifoliumDespite being December and the start of winter there is still a lot of foliage interest in the garden and hopefully most of it will remain... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• My Garden This Weekend – 15/12/13

  

  Hellebore nigerPerversely I like this time of year in the garden.  Every half hour stolen seems like a bonus and a treat.  For a change I have actually done... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• The Great British Garden Revival – My Thoughts

  This week saw the start of a new 10 part gardening series commissioned by the BBC – The Great British Garden Revival. The concept is that each one hour programm... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Wordless Wednesday 11/12/13 – Massonia Pustulata

  

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  Posted on 11 December 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• In a Vase on Monday: a Little Asian Influence

  

  I notice today that both Pauline over at Rambling in the Garden and Sue at From Sewing Room to Potting Shed were participating in a weekly meme showing a vase o... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• My Garden This Weekend – 8/12/13

  

  It has been a delightful weekend, with temperatures reaching 10C, mild for the time of year and the sun shining in a clear blue sky. Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• The Founding Gardeners – A Review

  

  If you thought protecting natural species and the environmental movement was a 20th century phenomon then you would be wrong.  According to Andrea Wulf in The... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• My Garden This Weekend – 1st December

  

  Japanese Fern HollyA lovely autumnal weekend although the weather man is telling me that meteorological we are in winter.  It doesn’t feel like it yet especiall... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month View – November 2013

  

  This is probably the last End of Month view of the front garden as to be honest I think it hasn’t been that interesting a theme for this year. Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Progress on Sample Blanket

  

  Originally posted on Nellie Makes: Sample Blanket After a couple of weeks when I have been nothing more than a vegetable in the evenings after work and have... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• My Garden This Weekend – 24th November 2013

  

  Darmera peltata fading leafI would like to think that Monty Don would be proud of my compost making abilities but deep down I know that he would despair at my... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2013 GARDENING, HOME