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Yearly Archives: 2013
Meconopsis time.
It’s the time of year when I go looking for that delicious shade of blue in the garden. To start with, in February, looking to see how many plants of Meconopsis Lingholm have survived the winter, then when I can … Continue reading
Chiffchaffs.
Following on from my last post, after a quick snack at the Blue Vinney pub near to the Sculpture by the Lakes, we crossed to the north of Dorset to visit the garden, Chiffchaffs. We had visited this garden a … Continue reading
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Three score years and ten!
Where have all the years gone, time has whizzed by so quickly, so now I have to admit that yesterday was the day for the big Seven O! When I was twenty, I thought people of 70 were ancient, now … Continue reading
Don’t forget to look up.
While walking round the garden, we all too often are looking down at our plants in the borders. Sometimes it pays to look up to see what is happening above eye level as happened to me the other day. Having … Continue reading
Big, bold and beautiful.
Not everyone’s favourite, I know and even considered a bit old fashioned by some, but rhododendrons and azaleas are coming into flower, all guns blazing! They certainly aren’t shy, retiring plants, their bright colours can be seen from a great … Continue reading
I had a Dream…….
A few nights ago I had a dream and in my dream I was improving the planting in the gravel area round the back of the house which is, to put it mildly, a bit boring.
So many shades of Green. GBFD.
It’s amazing how the garden and surrounding countryside has changed in the last month. There are now so many different shades of green delighting us as well as other colours of foliage. Driving round the lanes here, the beech leaves … Continue reading
Molly the Witch
By March 22nd things were beginning to happen in the front border that showed that Molly was on the move once more. The “molly” I’m referring to is Paeonia mlokosewitschii, commonly known as Molly the Witch. When the leaves first … Continue reading
Scilly sunsets.
This is the last post from me about the Scillies. We were lucky with the weather on a few days while we were away and the good weather lasted into the evenings with some wonderful sunsets. Having dinner each night … Continue reading
Bath time, but not for pheasants.
You may remember a previous post that I did about planting up an old tin bath with tulips and pansies. The idea was to provide the tulips with nice well drained soil, which I just don’t have in the garden … Continue reading