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Yearly Archives: 2015
Decreasing numbers. GBBD November.
Halfway through November and it is very clear that we don’t have as many flowers this month, I think the flowers have decided that winter will soon be with us. We have had a very mild November so far, with … Continue reading
Looking Good. Friday 13th November.
I was amazed to find that Iris unguicularis Walter Butt had started flowering at the end of October. The first year it was planted here, it flowered in December, last year it flowered in November, but this year it was … Continue reading
Acers Looking good.
I don’t know if the leaves will still be on my Acers for Foliage Day on the 22nd of the month, so I thought that maybe I ought to photograph them for Friday’s Looking Good meme hosted by Gillian at … Continue reading
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Tagged Acer Osakazuki, Acer Sango Kaku, autumn tints, coloured leaves, November colours, November foliage
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Last Garden Visit of the year.
Last Saturday the weather was absolutely wonderful, bright blue sky and lovely sunshine, so we made the most of it and went to The Garden House , Buckland Monachorum on Dartmoor, just 10 miles from Plymouth. The sun was surprisingly … Continue reading
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Tagged Acers, autumn flowers, autumn tints, Buckland Monachorum, colours of autumn, The Garden House
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EOM. Weekend wandering.
Usually when we go into the garden, a general look around will show that the dominant colour is green. Not any more, the whole garden has a mellow, yellow look about it as plants finally change colour and start to … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn colours, autumn tints, coloured grasses, coloured leaves, colours of autumn, woodland colours
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Looking Good on Friday, October 30th.
What a difference a week makes, the green is rapidly disappearing from the garden, being replaced by yellow, orange and red. The little tree Prunus Kojo -no-mai is a good example of this, it really looks like a burning bush … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn tints, coloured leaves, contrasting foliage, Prunus Kojo-no-mai
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A mixed bag.
Looking at October’s photos yesterday, I found a few which don’t really justify a post to themselves, so I thought I would collect them together and show a mixed bag. Starting with the wonderful sunrise I found the morning after … Continue reading
October Foliage, change is on it’s way.
Sunny days and cold nights are the trigger for the autumn tints to start. Some of my trees and bushes are still waiting, I suppose the night time temperatures have to drop a little further before the chlorophyll switches off. … Continue reading
Careful where you go!
The other morning, I had to be very careful which path I took in the garden as they were festooned with cobwebs. It was a bit foggy and the moisture had settled on the webs, looking like diamonds catching the … Continue reading
Every Garden needs a Focal Point!
Books on garden design mention how to use a focal point in a garden, but they also stress that it shouldn’t dominate and take the eye away from the plants. You should also only be able to see one feature … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn tints, Charlton Viaduct, Cream teas, East Somerset Steam Railway, Kilver Court Garden.
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