Monthly Archives: April 2014

April, where have you gone?

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Pauline

Time is flying by so quickly, the month of April has flown by, I haven’t done half the things that I had hoped to do…..help! We had quite severe gales last weekend with the wind ripping the new young leaves … Continue reading →

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Molly the Witch.

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Pauline

Or to be precise, Paeony Mlokosewitschii, is now flowering by the front drive.  She is such a beautiful paeony, single with pale yellow petals and sensible enough to keep her petals closed when it is cold like today. I managed … Continue reading →

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Springtime foliage in April for GBFD.

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Pauline

Lovely new foliage is appearing on all the trees and shrubs now, in just a couple of weeks, bare trees have turned to such beautiful shades  of green. The fresh greens of the hedges in all our lanes is such … Continue reading →

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April Flowers for GBBD.

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Pauline

This month of April is rushing by without giving me a chance to catch my breath and enjoy all that it has to offer. No sooner does one lot of plants come into flower, than another is pushing forward, trying … Continue reading →

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Who’s looking over our hedge?

Posted on April 12, 2014 by Pauline

Some of you may remember me writing a couple of posts about the land next door, in the grounds of what was the village school,  being sold for development, click here and here if you would like to read  about … Continue reading →

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It’s Blossom Time again.

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Pauline

The garden has been producing wave after wave of flowers, snowdrops, crocus, narcissus and now it’s blossom time once more. Time to lift up our heads and look above head height at all the flowers that are open at the … Continue reading →

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Through the window.

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Pauline

When starting the garden here, many, many years ago, I felt that whichever part we were doing had to look right from inside the house as well as from outside. So many times, I would mark things out, usually with … Continue reading →

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