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• Weekly Photo Challenge: Delicate

  

  The skeleton flowers of Hydrangea serrata Shojo to me symbolise delicate.To see what others consider symbolises ‘Delicate’ visit The Daily Post at WordPress Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• 5 Minute Christmas Table Decoration

  

  Any one who has read this blog for a while will know that despite its title I’m not really very patient and there are certain things, like flower arranging and... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Dispatching Seeds for the Alpine Garden Society

  

  You may recall about a month I go I posted about helping the Alpine Garden Society’s seed exchange by sorting donated seeds into smaller packets. Today I... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Blogging for the Hardy Plant Society

  

  I was very pleased this week to have a post accepted for the Hardy Plant Society website – you can read it here I have also agreed to write a monthly post for... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Plant of the Moment: Mahonia x Media ‘Charity’

  

  I know it isn’t considered very fashionable but I rather like Mahonias particularly at this time of year when they come into their own. Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• How to Make a Christmas Wreath for Nothing

  

  In another moment of domestic goddessness and probably because I have been looking at Martha Stewart’s website too much I decided to make a Christmas wreath.I... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Weekly Photo Challenge: Changing Seasons

  

  The theme for this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is Changing Seasons. I thought this photograph taken last February was very apt as to me it shows Spring... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Homemade Mincemeat

  

  The worst thing about blogs and twitter is that I get lured in and at this time of year feel a need to do all the Christmassy domestic things. Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2012 FOOD & DRINK

• Daily Prompt: Hobson’s Choice

  

  Today’s Daily Prompt from WordPress  got me thinking enough to join in:“If you had to choose between being able to write a blog (but not read others’) and... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2012 GARDENING, HOME, SELF EXPRESSION

• Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflections

  

  This week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is along the theme of reflections.I was really pleased to see this theme as it made me go for a trip up the Malvern  Hills... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• The Turn of the Seasons

  

  The sky hung heavy this morning with grey and cold looking clouds; I wouldn’t have been surprised if it had snowed although the temperatures weren’t quite low... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month View – November 2012

  

  It’s the end of November and there really isn’t much to show in the garden about from neglect and autumn views and not nice autumn views but soggy tired ones. Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Safely Gathered In

  

  The soggy weekend forced me to do one of those jobs I am excellent at avoiding – tidying up the patio and addressing my guilty secrets. Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Water Water Everywhere

  

  Like so many in the UK we have suffered a very wet week and weekend.  Although, luckily for us our house is on the side of the Malvern hills and so not really a... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Weekly Photo Challenge: Thankful

  

  The theme for this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is Thankful. My gut instinct is that I am thankful for my family. We have had a tough couple of years but we ar... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Is It a Driller Or a Dibber – No Its a Dribber

  

  Heres a snazzy Christmas stocking gift for any gardeners you might know.  It’s a Dribber from Hen Hammock and was sent to me to review. Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Weekly Photo Challenge – Green

  

  I noticed yesterday that my blogging friend Ronnie was participating in a weekly photo challenge meme run by wordpress. This weeks theme was ‘green’. Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Maybe Too Many Bulbs?

  

  I was watching Gardeners World the other week and they had a bit on tulips featuring a wonderful garden which had a stunning display of tulips. Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• If I Never See Another Hypericum Seed….

  

  ….I shall be a happy woman!I have spent far too many hours in the evening over the last couple of weeks sorting seeds.  This sounds like a nice restful... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Garden Bloggers Bloom Day – 15th November 2012

  

  Taking the photographs for this post were quite  challenging.  I had forgotten that GBBD was coming up at the weekend so it meant that I had to take... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2012 GARDENING, HOME