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• In a Vase on Monday: A Bowl of Hellebores

  

  It seems inevitable that hellebores would feature this week especially after seeing so many at Ashwood Nurseries on Saturday. I have realised that I have quite ... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Early Spring at Ashwoods

  

  Having had a less than good start to the year I was determined to go on a garden visit to John Massey's garden at Ashwood Nurseries organised through my local... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month View: February 2017

  

  I thought I would use my wide-angle lens to give you a better idea of the whole front garden. The photograph is taken from the top of the driveway; the gravel... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• In A Vase on Monday – Camellia

  

  The vase this week is a simple one which doesn't really require me to say much. The camellia flower is from a small camellia I have growing in a pot. It is a... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: The Gardeners Companion to Medicinal Plants

  

  Sometimes a book comes along that is just a bit different to the everyday coffee table book on gardens and plants and The Gardener's Companion to Medicinal... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• In a Vase on Monday: White Beauty

  

  Continuing with the stuck in the sofa theme of the last post my Vase On Monday isn't a vase but a potted Hippeastrum. I love Hippeastrums, or Amaryllis as we... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Musings from the Sofa

  

  Yes from the sofa as I have been incapacitated since Tuesday and spent every day stuck on the sofa wary of any movement which might cause me excruciating pain.... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Captured Shore

  

  Being bored with this never-ending damp cold weather I decided to bring a little summer cheer into the house. At Christmas I had muted that I would quite like ... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Notes from the Garden – 5/2/17

  

  What a glorious treat, two whole days of gardening, in fact the first real gardening time this year. What with injuring my arm just after Christmas planting a... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: She Sheds

  

  She Sheds by Erika Kotite is not my normal choice of garden related reading but I was curious so agreed to write a review for Cool Springs Press. Erika's book... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month View – January 2017

  

  This time last year I started the year's End of Month meme with a post about the front garden. By the time I had finished writing it I was completely certain... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• In a Vase on Monday – Indecision

  

  This week was a real struggle so I almost didn't bother to write this post but in life we have to go with the rough as well as the smooth so here's this week's... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• A Year of Stitches – Days 1-26

  

  Having stuck to one of my new year plans (not I'm not using the word resolution) for nearly a month I thought I would share it with you. The project isn't calle... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• In A Vase on Monday – Snowdrops

  

  Finally the first snowdrops are flowering so I thought I would feature some in this week's Monday vase, plus it means I get to enjoy them in the evening when I... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• A Small Sewing Project

  

  It is cold and foggy today, not a day for gardening at all which is good as I need to rest my arm having strained some previously injured tendons a couple of... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Hiking in Yakushima

  

  I haven't written about my trip to Japan for a while but when thinking about how I would address the ' awkward' photo meme I found myself remembering the hikes... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• In a Vase on Monday: Pretty in Pink

  

  This meme has made me somewhat obsessive about seeking out something to put in a vase on Monday. I realised that this was the case when I got quite excited to... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• An Award

  

  How jolly my blog has been included in the top 50 gardening blogs of 2016 by Lawnstarter.com. I am really pleased as the list includes lots of my long term... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• In A Vase on Monday – Evergreens

  

  So this week's In a Vase on Monday (thats two weeks now) is foliage from the garden, with the obligatory munched corner courtesy of the slugs. I think it is a... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Thoughts from the Garden – 8/1/2017

  

  At this time of year any time snatched in the garden is a welcomed treat. Here in Malvern it has been mild but also very damp with heavy rain on Friday and rai... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2017 GARDENING, HOME