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Yearly Archives: 2013
Inundated with visitors.
Suddenly yesterday (Saturday) we were inundated with visitors, these visitors are not requiring any beds to be made up or cooking to be done, just as well as there are so many of them! When we had the heat wave … Continue reading
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Tagged bees, butterflies, Comma, Gatekeeper, Peacock, Red Admiral, silver washed fritillary, tortoise shell
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Review of the month of July.
The month of July was unusual in that it was so hot and humid. Having to watch the garden suffer through the lack of rain and only being able to water the essentials that were obviously struggling did not make … Continue reading
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Tagged acanthus, Clematis viticella, Crepis incana, crocosmia, dahlias, day lilies, Fruit, iris, July flowers, lily, Primula florindae
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Foliage for July.
I’m late, I know, sorry, but we have been having the most wonderful time with our extended family over the last week. The 70th birthday celebrations which started in May with my husband’s 70th, then mine in June, have eventually … Continue reading
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Tagged carexwaterlilies, crocosmia, euphorbia, Ferns, foliage, hellebores, heuchera, Hosta, iris, leymus, Ophiopogon, pontederia, rodgersia, Stipa, Yucca
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Flowers for July GBBD
My garden and I are feeling the same, hot, tired and wilting in all this heat, hoping that we can have some rain soon, just at night time of course! It’s well over 4 weeks now since we had any … Continue reading
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Tagged bog plants, clematis, day lilies, iris, July flowers, Lilies, perennials, poppies, primula, roses, Shade plants
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Nature is the best gardener!
I’ve decided that nature is the best gardener, she knows best how to do things, I think I will have to hang up my trowel and leave it all to her! Because of muscle problems, I have concentrated on trying … Continue reading
Filling the garden with perfume.
In the back garden, the bowl of Freesias that I was given by friend Celia for my birthday, have been flowering their socks off and perfuming the garden for weeks now.
End of month review -June.
Where has the month of June gone, time is just flying by and I’m still playing catch up! We are gradually catching up with all the weeding, having neglected the garden somewhat for 2 yrs, while the medics were trying … Continue reading
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Tagged alliums, astilbes, autumn flowers, Ferns, heucheras, hostas, June flowers, late flowers, Lilies, Shade plants
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Rainbow for June and July
The bog garden, which is formed by an underground stream, certainly comes into it’s own at the beginning of June when flowers start bursting out along the length of the border. There are all the colours of the rainbow, red, … Continue reading
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Tagged alpicola, aurantiaca, bog garden, bulleesiana, candelabra primulas, Ferns, hostas, Inverewe, iris, meconopsisa, plants for damp soil, Postford White, primulas, rheum palmatum, Zantedeschia aethiopica
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June Foliage for GBFD.
As well as all the beautiful flowers that are out at the moment, the foliage just gets better and better . Not just evergreens, golds and silvers, but there are purples, bronze, peach and lots of shades in between. Texture … Continue reading
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Tagged bronze foliage, contrasting foliage, evergreens, foliage, gold foliage, june foliage, silver foliage
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GBBD. June abundance.
Once the lovely sunny weather arrived in June, everything started to explode into flower and we felt that summer had arrived at last. It lasted for about 10 days, now it is back to rain, which we did need, and … Continue reading
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Tagged early climbers, early perennials, flowering shrubs, June flowers, summer bulbs, summer flowers
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