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Yearly Archives: 2010
Late Arrivals
From the middle of August the woodland floor comes to life again with the flowers of Cyclamen hederifolium, some deep pink, some pale pink and others white. One of my white cyclamen corms is now huge, it was one of … Continue reading
More flying colours
I spoke too soon when I said that we hadn’t seen any Tortoiseshell butterflies at the beginning of August. We are now inundated with them! As soon as we step into the garden clouds of them fly around before landing … Continue reading
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Tagged Brimstone, Cabbage White, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Ringlet, Small Skipper, Tortoiseshell
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The garden of Eden
We had a wonderful day out with our son and daughter-in-law at the Eden Project in Cornwall recently. The weather couldn’t have been better and the flowers in what is now called the Outdoor Biome were bringing in the bees … Continue reading
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Tagged Biomes, Eden Project, Mediterranean, Tropical
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Feeding the inner man
Over the summer the fruit and vegetable garden has been in full production. When we got back from Austria we were greeted with an explosion in the fruit cage. Everything needed picking so that job was a priority. Gooseberries, black … Continue reading
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Tagged broad beans, cooking apple, courgette, garlic, onions, raspberries, runner beans, sweetcorn
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Over the garden wall (2)
We have recently got back from a long weekend in Wiltshire – the main purpose was to find Dryas octopetela – the alpine flower which we first met on top of the mountains in Austria in July,When I looked it … Continue reading
Red alert
The first crocosmia to flower for us is Lucifer and what a wonderful one it is. I started off a few years ago with just 10 corms and now we seem to have hundreds! They really do make an imposing … Continue reading
Survival of the fittest
Another mainstay of the summer border here are the hardy Fuchsias. They usually start flowering at the beginning of June and carry on through until the first frosts in October, they certainly earn their keep.Most winters ,the top woody growth … Continue reading
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Tagged alba, Delta Sarah, genii, magellanica, whiteknights blush
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Over the garden wall
Going to and from Austria earlier in the summer was a good opportunity to visit some more gardens. We were flying from Birmingham so we thought we would call in at Ryton Organic garden near Coventry. We are organic but … Continue reading
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Tagged Holcombe Court, Russell's Quarry, Ryton Organis, West Green
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Lacecap, mophead or cones
Just from the name alone, I think I would prefer “lacecap” and where Hydrangeas are concerned I prefer the more open lacecap flowers to the large pom poms of the mopheads. When my mother came to live with us she … Continue reading
First and last.
The last of the Day Lilies to flower for me is this one – Canadian Border Patrol – which really is drop dead gorgeous. July colour in the garden has been magnificent, thanks to the daylilies, but their show is … Continue reading