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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Last flowers of Summer.
Are these the last flowers of summer or will there be more, who knows? When wandering around the garden, camera at the ready, I think it is amazing the plants that are still putting out new buds and that the … Continue reading
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Tagged bergenia, campanula, cortadera, Cyclamen, diascia, Erigeron, Evening primrose, Feverfew, forget me not, Fuchsia, hydrangea, hypericum, Miscanthus, Rose, Stipa, Verbascum, Verbena
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A Sea of Salmon.
I went for coffee the other week with my friend Jean who is a brilliant gardener with an equally brilliant garden ! When I visited in the summer I didn’t think to take my camera with me and immediately regretted … Continue reading
Foliage Day
Once again, Christina is hosting a Foliage Day over @ Creating my own garden of the Hesperides. This time I thought I would just show a few autumn tints because the evergreens/golds/silvers will be with us for the next month … Continue reading
Preparing for Winter.
After last years bad winter that we had here, when we lost a few plants or had damage done in the garden due to the snow lying for so long, now is the time to begin preparing for winter and … Continue reading
Berries for the birds.
Now is the time of year for us to repay the birds in our garden for eating all the nasty grubs etc. that try to ruin the look of our plants. I can’t say that I have noticed any damage … Continue reading
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Tagged acorns, Arum, Berberis, berries, birds, Conkers, Cotoneaster, holly., Ivy, Leycesteria formosa, Lonicera, Pyracantha, Rosa glauca
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The Beauty of Spider’s Webs.
The really lovely hot weather that we have been enjoying, has meant that on a couple of mornings we have got up to thick fog. Not to worry, this is the best time to see the beauty of spider’s webs … Continue reading
Buy one, get hundreds free.
I have found in the past that no sooner have I planted a new plant , than there it is , all over the garden, sometimes this is an asset, especially when doing a new border, all the empty spaces … Continue reading
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Tagged Alchemilla, Anthricus, Arum, Colchicum, Digitalis, Erigeron, Evening primrose, Feverfew, lunaria, malva, Michelmas daisy, Papaver, Rush, sedum, Verbascum, Verbena
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September roundup
The weather in September has been quite kind to us in the SW of the UK, a bit of rain, a bit of sun, lots of cloud, bit of fog and not much wind. The last couple of days though, … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthemis, aster, clematis, Colchicum, cowslip, crocosmia, cyclamenlobelia, Evening primrose, Ivy, kirengeshoma, leycestaria, malva, perovskia, Rose, sedum, Stipa, Tulbaghia, Verbascum, Verbena
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