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Yearly Archives: 2013
Summary of 2013.
At last I feel human once more, having been fighting a virus for 3 weeks,which once more started the muscle problems that I have. I have only just ventured forth into the garden today to see what is happening with … Continue reading
GBBD. Brave Flowers in December.
I wasn’t expecting to find many flowers at all this month, but once you start looking, it’s amazing how many you find. The weather has been quite mild for December so that is why any flowers that have ventured forth, … Continue reading
The Big Sweep.
I reckon we are about 3/4 of the way through sweeping up all our leaves, when I look up into the canopy, I can see so many more leaves that are just waiting to drop into the garden. Please don’t … Continue reading
What made you smile today?
When you come upon something in the garden, completely unexpected, are you like me, standing looking at it with a soppy grin on your face? When I put the car away in the garage this morning and started walking up … Continue reading
My mini hedge.
In my previous post I mentioned that I must take some hardwood cuttings from the field maples, Acer campestre, which are in the garden, so that I can make a hedge, which hopefully can eventually be planted at the left … Continue reading
November dull – never!
The sun is shining today and the garden sparkles with colour. I always used to think that November was a wet, dull , cold month, but this year I have had to change my opinion. We normally have a lot … Continue reading
Autumn bows out in a blaze of glory. GBFD November.
The colours in the garden this week have been absolutely amazing. I took my drive round the neighbouring village a week too soon, if I had waited they would have been far more intense, must remember for next year. For … Continue reading
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Tagged Acer, autumn tints, Beech, Berberis, birch, colours of autumn, Cornus, Cotinus, Miscanthus, Prunus
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Seek and ye shall find. GBBD for November.
Flowers are few and far between at the moment, you have to really search to find the odd one nestling amongst all the foliage that really needs cutting back. Most of the colour in the garden is provided by the … Continue reading
Our Green and Pleasant Land…..
….has turned various shades of yellow, gold and orange. We drove round the local lanes yesterday photographing all the beautiful colours that were around us. As each day goes by the colours are deepening and the problem is, do we … Continue reading
Driftwood sculptures.
We have just spent a super weekend with our son and dil at their new house between Maidenhead and Windsor. New to them that is, but in much need of renovation, they have a lot of work ahead of them, … Continue reading