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• Lawnless and Liberated

  

  Digging up my back lawn has been completely liberating – more liberating than I could possibly imagine.  No longer do I have the tedium of trying to mow a... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Wordless Wednesday 22/5/2013 – Rhododendrons

  

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  Posted on 22 May 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• A Magical Place

  

  I have always loved rhododendrons.  From an early age I remember playing hide and seek inside old specimens at Saville Gardens which was close to my family home. Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• My Garden This Weekend – 19th May 2013

  

  I have been completely immersed in gardening this weekend and its been wonderful.  The sun has shone and now on Sunday evening I have pleasantly achy limbs. Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Listen

  

  View from my favourite step This is written in response to the latest prompt from the Grow Write Guild - the theme is what your garden sounds like. If you... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Creative Thursday: Felted Bag

  

  Just to prove that my first Creative Thursday post wasn’t a one hit wonder here is another project finished.  This is the first thing I have crocheted that isn’... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Monthly Photo – May 2013

  

  January 2013February 2013March 2013April 2013What a difference a month makes. I can now tell its a Horse Chestnut treeFor more monthly photos check out... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Review: PureRain Watering System

  

  I was asked a while ago to review a new innovation for plant watering, needless to say since I received the purerain handheld gun it has rained. However the... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• My Garden This Weekend – 12th May 2013

  

  I think this weekend’s gardening can be described as wet, windy, muddy with brief intervals in the greenhouse.The big project has powered forward with the last... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Malvern Show Gardens

  

  I’m no longer much of a fan of showgardens and tend to gravitate to the nurseries and floral marquee more.  However, I thought I would have a quick look to see... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• My First Show Entry

  

  I have been wooed through the garden clubs I attend to enter the world of competitive plant shows.  My curiosity was raised last summer when I visited my first... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Tulips

  

  Any one who reads this blog will know that I have had a nightmare winter with a badger digging up all my tulips that I had planted in the back garden borders. Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• My Garden This Weekend – 5th May 2013

  

  I probably should be waiting until tomorrow to write this post as we have a three-day weekend but I am a creature of habit and Sunday evenings have now become... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• My Current Inspiration

  

  My overgrown slope with a late summer focus and lots of texturesThis post is written in response to the latest prompt from the Grow Write Guild. We were asked t... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Creative Thursday – Skinny Scarf

  

  I have included the odd post on here about my creative exploits. Aside from my botanical painting which is definitely on the back burner at the moment, there... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2013 LIFESTYLE

• End of Month View – April 2013

  

  I have to admit that I am actually pleased with the front garden – something I am very surprised to be typing as the front garden has challenged me for years. Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• My Garden This Weekend – 28/4/13

  

  I have to say that I am incredibly chuffed with how much I have done in the garden this weekend.  I know I might sound to be gloating but as I was feeling a... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: Chelsea A Centenary Celebration

  

  I was thrilled to  recently be offered a review copy of RHS Chelsea Flower Show: A Centenary Celebration by Brent Elliott. Although in recent years my enthusias... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Spetchley Plant Fair

  

  This Sunday saw the first real plant fair of the year.  Admittedly I have been buying plants all year from nurseries and at the gardening groups I go to but thi... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• My Garden This Weekend – 21st April 2013

  

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  Posted on 21 April 2013 GARDENING, HOME