Monthly Archives: June 2015
Makeover finished – for now.
A couple of weeks ago, the last of the new permanent planting was done in the Sunset Border.
Another mixed bag.
Having a few photos that couldn’t be made into a post by themselves, I’ve put them together to make a mixed bag for June. Each morning, at exactly the same time, I get a wake up call. Not from the … Continue reading
Foliage for June GBFD.
The garden is now, in this month of June, filled with flowers of all description, but if we stop for a while, we can see that foliage still has a large part to play in the garden, even if it … Continue reading
An amazing afternoon.
Last Saturday we had the most amazing afternoon visiting a garden in Devon, or actually one garden was in Devon and the other, next door, was in Somerset! I found it in the Yellow Book for the National Garden Scheme. … Continue reading
Blooming marvellous!
The weather this month has been very variable. Lots of very cold winds, coming from the east, a bit of sunshine which became very hot and humid a couple of days ago, coming up from Africa. Then it all went … Continue reading
Rhododendrons and Azaleas.
The Rhododendrons and Azaleas have been amazing this year. Usually we have a problem if the garden is too dry in the previous summer, the plants then abort their flower buds which means that we don’t have many flowers during … Continue reading
The beauty of a bog!
When we moved here 25 yrs ago, I didn’t know much about gardening, it has been a very steep learning curve and I’m still learning. We discovered that part of the garden never dries out, even in the summer when … Continue reading
Swan Lake.
The undergardener planned a lovely day out for my birthday yesterday, in Dorset. We took a bit longer getting to our favourite fish restaurant in West Bay, Dorset, due to the main road being closed, which meant a long diversion, … Continue reading