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• Remembrance Day Tree Planting

  

  My sons never cease to impress me in one way or another. My eldest, the cabinet maker, is also a Scout Leader. He is conscientious and wants the best for his... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• The Autumn Garden Through a Lens

  

  I am absolutely shattered to the point where I keep falling over!! I have spent the last week heavily involved in our graduation ceremonies (commencement in... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Saxifraga Silver Velvet

  

  My plant of the moment is Saxifraga Silver Velvet.  It is just a haze of delightful sugary confection.I have a growing interest in Saxifraga due to my burgeonin... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Brock, He Came a Visting

  

  We have had some mysterious goings on in the garden in recent weeks which have led to wood craft books being consulted and much peering out of the back windows... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Bulb Obsessive

  

  Many a good gardener I know has a secret seed addiction, I say secret as its easy to hide those guilty unsown seed packets but bulbs? Well its not so easy to... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• The Layered Garden: Book Review

  

  If you are a fan of Christopher Lloyd and Fergus Garrett, as I am, then you will enjoy The Layered Garden by David Culp. The title attracted me as I am... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2012 BOOKS, GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month View – October 2012

  

  The garden has definitely taken on an autumnal glow. Some of these photos were taken on Sunday before I had raked up the first crop of leaves. This is a slightl... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Saying Goodbye to the Allotment

  

  Any one who has read this blog over the last couple of years will know I acquired an allotment in 2010. A virgin site, basically part of a field which had... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Are Things Looking up for Online Plant Buying?

  

  I was approached recently by Plantify to review their new packaging for online purchasing of plants. I was quite intrigued by their claims since I have had... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Three Years on

  

  Althaea cannabina Three years ago my family was torn to pieces as we faced one of those nightmares you wouldn’t want to wish on anyone. Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Autumnal Asters: A Garden Visit

  

  Today was one of those real autumnal days with the mists hanging in the air until lunchtime, everything damp and the leaves beginning to take on their autumnal... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Wonderful Mushrooms

  

  Look what I found lurking down the end of the garden.  Well it’s up the end of the garden really as my garden slopes up from the house. Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Overview of the Daisy Border

  

  I featured the flowers in the Daisy Border in my GBBD post earlier this week and Christina asked when I would show a long shot of the border. So here it is. Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• GBBD October 2012 – The Daisy Border

  

  I took these photographs yesterday morning as I am meant to be a work today but needless to say the  cold that had been dogging my heels for the last week... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• The Unexpected Houseplant – Book Review

  

  I have been looking forward, for some months, to receiving a review copy of Tovah Martin’s The Unexpected Houseplant. Whilst I have 8 houseplants in my house I... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, GARDENING, HOME

• Watercolour 12 – Hellebore (never Ending)

  

  A quick update on my never-ending watercolour painting. This is number 12 in my learning curve. As you will see from this post I have been painting this for som... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Gentiana Silken Skies

  

  Anyone who follows this blog well will have noticed that I have discarded the allotment in favour of exploring the fascinating world of alpines – smaller,... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Autumnal Nurseries at Malvern

  

  I said I would show you some of the nursery stands at the Malvern Autumn Show so here we go.  Firstly I must apologise for the poor quality of the photographs,... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• September Foodie Penpals

  

  The end of another month and another parcel from a Foodie Penpal.This month I was assigned Anna and Jamie at Manchester Foodies and I am pleased to see they... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2012 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• End of Month View – September 2012

  

  A mooch around the garden this morning to take these photos just highlighted how much I needed to do to get my garden back up to scratch. Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2012 GARDENING, HOME