Julie King

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• In My Greenhouse In April

  

  It has been quite a while since I have shown you what is going on in my greenhouse here on my blog. Recently I have started uploading videos to IGTV and I... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Garden Jobs I Will Be Doing This Week

  

  Life in the garden is just about to get very busy. After the more peaceful days of winter when I can decide when and if to garden the jobs that need doing are... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Garden Plans for a New Year

  

  It is very hard to believe but I have been creating my garden for 10 years now. When we first arrived here back in late 2009 there was very little 'proper'... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Monday Flowers – Scents of Spring

  

  Spring is feeling a very long way off. Here in the UK January, February and often March bring the coldest weather and with it usually a few days or even weeks o... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Monday Flowers – Christmas Roses

  

  When Roses cease to bloom, Sir,And Violets are done-When Bumblebees in solemn flightHave passed beyond the Sun-The hand that paused to gatherUpon this Summer's... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Flowers On Monday – A Festive Touch

  

  Bring in a tree, a young Norwegian spruce,Bring hyacinths that rooted in the cold.Bring winter jasmine as its buds unfold -Bring the Christmas life into this... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Monday Flowers – Autumn Treasure

  

  It feels like a very long time since I have been here on a Monday evening sharing some flowers picked from my garden. I had planned this post over the weekend,... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• A Seasonal Shift

  

  One of the questions I am most frequently asked is which of the seasons is of my favourite and my answer is always ' the one we are in right now '. I am happies... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• An Ode to Sweet Peas

  

  Lathyrus odoratus Annual climber grown for its fabulous scent and pretty coloursOnce again I find myself savouring the long slow days of winter. As I write... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Welcoming the Candlemas Bells

  

  early flower, 1660's, galanthus from the Greek meaning milk white flower, nivalis from the meaning resembling snow. ... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Hellebore (n.)

  

  'late 14c., from Old French ellebore, from Latin elleborus, from Greek helleboros, the name given to various plants of both poisonous and medicinal qualities,... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Grief – A Year On

  

  -Author unknown This week marks the anniversary of my mothers death last year and it has been a very hard year without her. My father died 5 years ago on... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Three Days In Iceland

  

  A couple of weeks ago I was lucky to be able to spend 3 days visiting Iceland with my husband and middle daughter. My daughter is consumed by wander lust and... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• The Cutting Garden In November

  

  It has been a very long time since I have written a post about my Cutting Garden - a whole gardening year has slipped by without any of my monthly photographs. ... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Monday Flowers – Adieu To The Dahlias

  

  Knowing that a hard frost was on its way last night I made the most of the final hours of the Cutting Garden yesterday to gather in the last of the usable... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Monday Flowers – Welcoming September

  

  "I like Autumn. The drama of it; the golden lion roaring through the back door of the year, shaking its mane of leaves. A dangerous time; of violent rages and... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Monday Flowers – In A Soup Tureen

  

  Monday flowers on a Tuesday - better late than never has never been more apt! Life in my household can only be described as chaotic this year with travelling... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Gather & Grow For Summer – Part 1

  

  Last week saw the second in the series of seasonal Gather Grow workshops that I am running in my garden in collaboration with Brigitte from Moss Stone.... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Monday Flowers – Magnificant Ammi Majus

  

  Last week saw the second of the series of Gather Grow workshops that I have held in collaboration with Brigitte from Moss Stone. I have started to prepare... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Monday Flowers – It’s Peony Time!!

  

  Where do I start? I can hardly believe it is over a month since I have been here - I had intended a quick return after my two week holiday in Dubai but the week... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2017 GARDENING, HOME