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Monthly Archives: May 2018
It must be summer.
Yes, it must be summer because all the roses have started flowering and I’ve never known them to flower in May before! Our warm spell is still continuing, although with rain on and off most days now. The garden certainly … Continue reading
Where have all the weeds gone?
Slowly but surely the weeds in the bog garden have gradually been pulled out. I’ve been so busy weeding in the garden that time for blogging has had to take a back seat. These days I can only manage short … Continue reading
May is a wonderful month. GBBD.
I think May is my favourite month, so much is flowering and looking so fresh, trees and shrubs as well as bulbs and perennials. The most obvious shrubs are the rhodos, azaleas and viburnums, you can’t miss them.
The sunset border.
The border which has been christened the “sunset border” is flowering beautifully at the moment with pink, yellow, blue, orange, purple and white flowers and foliage, all the colours found in a sunset.
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Tagged bluebells, Clematis montana, cowslips, forget me nots, rhododendrons, sunset colours, welsh poppies
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Three beauties.
In amongst all the plants that are flowering at the moment, there are three that stand out. One because it is so fleeting, one because it is appreciated as the last of its kind to flower for this year and … Continue reading
Bittersweet memories.
Our daughter in Bristol and I were not looking forward to yesterday, it was a year since the undergardener, my lovely husband and super Dad, passed away. Fortunately it was possible for our daughter to get the day off work … Continue reading