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• My Favourite Plant – The Hydrangea

  

  I love the Hydrangea. I am not a plants woman, or an expert of any sort, so this is just my personal take on an interesting, amazing and versatile plant, from... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2011 GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – October 2011

  

  I really thought that September would be the last of this year’s offering for Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day but the weather has been so warm lately, the flowers ar... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Weekly Photo Challenge: Possibility

  

  I had to think about this one for a while and eventually resorted to the dictionary and thesaurus for the definition of “Possibility”.Possibility is a future... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Guernsey Garden in Early October…

  

  … is full of surprises.Although Guernsey is renowned for its mild climate, it is usually exceedingly windy when I am there and it can be very cold, although it... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Weekly Photo Challenge: Comfort

  

  I am away at the moment, with only my digital compact camera and my mobile (cell) phone by my side. I feel frustrated not having my SLR which has become part... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Wordless Wednesday : Denmans Garden, West Sussex

  

  …. Or not so Wordless Wednesday as it turns out. I not truly playing the Wordless Wednesday game here because having posted this originally just Wordless... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Garden Shoes

  

  I am a shoe person. I don’t spend a lot of money on very expensive shoes but I do love shoes. I have a drawer in my desk at work that is nicknamed by my work... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• End of Month View: September 2011

  

  A little late I am afraid. I wanted to try to make the EOMV for September as interesting as possible, mainly because very little has changed in the garden... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Weekly Photo Challenge : Sunset

  

  What a strange phenomenon the weather is.  Who would have thought that 1 October was going to be one of the warmest days we have had this Summer.   It was hotte... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Thank Goodness It’s Friday

  

  Just a short post today, but to share with you two lovely things that were like bookends to not so wonderful a day. The weather is fantastic at the moment, a... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Weir, Nr Hereford NT Garden Visit #3

  

  Just occasionally, if you are not careful, a little National Trust gem can be missed. It was only because I picked up a local places to visit guide that I read... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Wordless Wednesday – 28 September 2011

  

  Fresh vegetables from The Weir Kitchen Garden, Nr HerefordPlease visit my photographs only blog Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Westbury Court Garden, Westbury-on-Severn: Garden Visit #2

  

  I have just returned from a very restful break from work and day-to-day life in general. My holiday was broken into two parts, the first was long weekend in... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Weekly Photo Challenge : Fall

  

  The Weekly Photo Challenge is always that: a challenge to come up with something different, thinking “out of the box”. The Challenge title this week is FALL. Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Reflections of Stowe Landscape Gardens, Buckinghamshire

  

  A work colleague and I have just had a weekend hotel break in Buckingham. Included in the package were National Trust entrance tickets to Stowe Landscape... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Weekly Photo Challenge : Faces

  

  I tried to think of something different for Faces this week, but was not able to get to take photos of the North Face of the Eiger. Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day September 2011

  

  This last month has just flown by, I can’t believe where it has gone. September has a sense of excitement about it to me. As I wrote in my “Seeing Red in My... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• In Praise of the Volunteer Coastguard Rescue Patrols

  

  During my lunch break today I went down the beach again. The wind coming off the sea was so strong I had difficulty in standing up. Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Weekly Photo Challenge : Texture

  

  Looking around the garden, you notice that it is full of textures. This time of the year with Autumn knocking at the door, everything is beginning to turn from... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Seeing Red in My Garden

  

  On the first of this month, the Twitter gang were waxing lyrical about how wonderful the month of September is, with its fresh dewy mornings and warm afternoons... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION