Monthly Archives: November 2016

Foliage for November GBFD.

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Pauline

Foliage becomes more and more important once the flowers are winding down for the winter. After a good autumn weatherwise, we were blessed with wonderful autumn tints, I think the best ever. Most of these have been blown away by … Continue reading →

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Hanging on. GBBD November.

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Pauline

There aren’t many flowers still blooming in the garden, a couple of frosts have seen to that, but there a few stalwarts still hanging on in there.

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Frost and Fungi.

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Pauline

Our first frost came at the weekend and our second was last night, but that didn’t amount to much, but thank goodness all the tender plants were safely tucked away keeping nice and warm. Frost though has a beauty all … Continue reading →

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A mixed bag for the end of October.

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Pauline

To start with, ” Sowing a lawn” . I have seen on TV many a time, the theory behind sowing grass seed, I have watched Geoff Hamilton, Alan Titchmarsh and Monty Don demonstrate preparing the soil, doing the gardeners shuffle … Continue reading →

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