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• Wordless Wednesday 27/6/12 – Roses

  

  Rose ‘Handel’Rose ‘Lucky’Rose Chinatown Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Family Favourite: Chocolate Praline

  

  Well it’s not really praline as I believe that is something altogether different but it’s what we call this recipe in my family. It is very like a refrigerator... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Happy Birthday – Maise

  

  It’s a year today since I got our cat. I have never owned a cat before – a dog yes but a cat no. It was a spur of the moment thing, well as much as you can get ... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Primula Sikkimensis – Fasciation

  

  My growing addiction to Primulas has resulted in me starting to buy some more unusual varieties. One of this year’s purchases was Primula sikkimensis from Kevoc... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Greenhouse Year – June 2012

  

  I have had a bit of a re-jig in the greenhouse over the past month. The top level gravel trays have been taken out and there are now four tomato plants on the... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Plant of the Moment – Star-of-Bethlehem

  

  Now I am a very patient person as many of you know, particularly when it comes to plant propagation. However, I am also quite realistic and admit that... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Garden Bloggers Bloom Day June 2012

  

  There is lots of color in the garden at the moment but I realised when I went out in a brief break from the rain that all the flowers contributing to the color... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• June Veg Patch

  

  I picked my first 2 strawberries today – well I say 2 but one of them isn’t really fully ripe. The trouble is I also removed 5 half eaten strawberries from the... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Romance and Elegance

  

  Some times you hear about a garden and how wonderful it is and when you visit you wonder if you are in the right place. However, today was not one of those days. Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2012 GARDENING

• Plant of the Moment: Leopards Bane

  

  There are some plants that just seem to be out of tune with the seasons.  The Doronicum pardalianches (or Leopard’s Bane) is one of those.  It is flowering... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2012 GARDENING

• Garden Bloggers Harvest Day – June 2012

  

  I have been doing regular posts on the allotment but I thought it might be interesting to join in with the Garden Bloggers Harvest Day meme hosted by Barbie... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Worcestershire Jubilee Beacon

  

  There is something quite fundamentally ancient about beacons. For me seeing a beacon lit on the top of the Malvern Hills as part of a chain of 4200 across the... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Plant of the Moment – Aquilegia Canadensis

  

  I love Aquilegia as anyone who reads this blog will know and particularly the ones with long spurs. I have a new love – Aquilegia canadensis. It is a real... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month View – May 2012

  

  Another month over and it couldn’t have been one of more extremes. Nothing but rain and low temperatures at the beginning and then no rain just unseasonably hig... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2012 GARDENING

• Cotehele – a Cornish Gem

  

  Visiting a garden when it is 28C is not really ideal but needs must and all that. This Friday I drove down to Plymouth to pick my youngest up from University. Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2012 GARDENING

• A Walk Around The Garden

  

  A daft conversation on twitter where we were tweeting views from our back doors this morning has led me to do a photographic tour of the garden. Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2012 GARDENING

• Greenhouse Year – May 2012

  

  I have lost track of the date and I wonder only thinking this morning, whilst weeding at the allotment, that it must be nearly time to do the monthly... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Brunnera Hyacinthoides – a New Species?

  

  Having been amused by James (Lost in the Landscape’s) rare lavender flowered Californian coffeeberry I thought I would share my Brunnera hyacinthoides. Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Hellebore Painting – Update

  

  Some readers will know that I dabble in botanical art. I am far from an expert as I only go to a class once a week during term time and have been going for a... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Garden Bloggers Bloom Day – May 2012

  

  I was thinking only yesterday that the garden is in a bit of a lull before the early summer flowers start but it was surprising today to see how many flowers... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2012 GARDENING, HOME