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• Six on Saturday – 24/2/19

  

  Yes I know its Sunday, I seem incapable of remembering to do this meme on a Saturday. I don’t think Saturday has been a usual blogging day for me in the past... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Garden Bloggers Bloom Day – Feb 2019

  

  My selection of blooms for February include a lot of flowers that were flowering last month.  It seems to me that spring flowers last longer than those in the... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Snowdrop Peeping

  

  I had a jolly day out this Sunday with my friend Victoria. We indulged in a day of what we call ‘snowdrop peeping’, visiting three very different gardens known... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Six for Saturday 9th February 2019

  

  Not a lot of gardening has happened today; the wind and cold were not really conducive to pottering. Despite the skies being heavy with wintering clouds, there... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Cleaning Bamboo

  

  Phyllostachys aureosulcata ‘spectabilis’It is always good to have your approach or views challenged and sometimes those challenges creep up on you unexpectedly. Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Six for Saturday – 3/2/2019

  

  I’ve started re-engaging with blogs again and I came across a meme hosted by The Propagator; called Six for Saturday. The premise is simply just to post six... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Sun and Wind

  

  Winter in the garden …..or is it Spring? Today was one of those days when the seasons seemed to change within minutes.  One minute a beautiful blue sky with... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Garden Bloggers Bloom Day – Jan 2019

  

  Euphorbia rigidaWhen I went out to take the photos for this blog post I was surprised at how much was in flower dotted around the garden. Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Start of the Snowdrop Season

  

  Galanthus Ding DongWhilst we are still in the midst of Winter, the first signs that Spring is just round the corner comes from the Snowdrops which are... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Developing the Woodland Borders

  

  It’s funny how things turn out. I set out this weekend with the aim of spreading the four bags of wood chips that have been sitting in the garden for the last... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month View – November 2018

  

  I seem to have started each EOMV post this year with commenting on how little gardening I have done for many reasons. I have decided to stop apologising, it is... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month View – October 2018

  

  Another month has passed and for me, as a gardener, it has been a bit of a non-event but for the garden with the changing seasons nothing stays still. Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Early Autumn in the Front Garden

  

  When I posted at the end of September I included a photo of the front garden, which I rarely post pictures of. One of my readers suggested that I post more ofte... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• A Love Letter to Gardeners

  

  Sometimes the smallest thing can transform your day.  Receiving an email from Lawnstarter this morning telling me that I had received a golden trowel award and... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month View – September 2018

  

  I do enjoy this time of year as much as I enjoy Spring. I enjoy tidying up in the garden, because of the sense of achievement you get, and then there is the bul... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Safely Stored Away

  

  A bit of a panic today when I saw that temperatures might go down to 3C tonight and tomorrow night.  Whilst I had started to move some of my tender plants... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Garden Bloggers Bloom Day – Sept 2018

  

  TithoniaThe Tithonia are the stars of the Big Border at the moment.  I am really pleased with them having grown them from seed. Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month View – August 2018

  

  The garden is looking a lot fresher since now we have had a couple of weeks of more changeable weather, with cooler temperatures and lots of rain. Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• A Good Clean up

  

  I generally have little interest in gardening in August, its normally too hot for me and I think I’m just waiting for Autumn to start appearing round the corner... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Garden Bloggers Bloom Day – August 2018

  

  It seems I have a growing collection of Agapanthus in the garden more by luck than design.  It probably is because I have a weakness for all bulbs and at this... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2018 GARDENING, HOME