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Yearly Archives: 2023
Six on Saturday. 14.10.2023
Even though its getting darker and colder, although yesterday was so warm,20C, there are still things to see in the garden that make me smile as I have my daily wander. We had a yellow flood warning for yesterday, but … Continue reading
Six on Saturday. 7.10.2023
Sunshine and more sunshine and still more to come over the weekend and next week, an Indian summer for us and our plants to enjoy. Why though, is the only rain forecast, going to be on the day when the … Continue reading
Six on Saturday. 30.9.2023
Another month gone in the blink of an eye and still so much to do in the garden getting ready for the winter.Yesterday I spent quite some time covering benches and carvings and bringing seats and smaller carvings into the … Continue reading
Six on Saturday. 23.9.2023
When I started thinking about photographs to take for this weeks offering, I thought I wouldn’t find much at all after the weather that we have had this week. Going back to last Sunday was like living inside a waterfall! … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeonium schwarzkopf, Black leaved Elder, Conkers, Nerine bowdenii, sedum, Viburnum plicatum Mariesii
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Six on Saturday. 16.9.2023
Another lovely sunny week, some days starting off rather misty, as they do in September, but the sun came shining through in the end. I feel it is going to be all change from today, lots of rain is forecast … Continue reading
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Tagged Colchicum, cyclamen hederifolium, Hawthorn, Pampas grass, Solidago fireworks, Trachelospermum Jasminoides
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Six on Saturday. 9.9.23.
I woke up to thick mist or fog this morning, but the sun has broken through and it is going to be another hot day.We have had a week of boiling hot sunshine, too hot for me I’m afraid, sorry … Continue reading
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Tagged Arum italicum marmoratum, Cotoneaster horizontalis, Lonicera nitida, purple berberis, Pyracantha, Rosa glauca, yew
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Six on Saturday. 2.9.2023
Having had a week of cold wind and rain with just a little sunshine, it seems as though next week will be much better with a lot more sunshine and higher temperatures, just hope the plants can cope with all … Continue reading
Six on Saturday 26.8.2023
There are signs of change in the garden, the light is different when the sun is shining, it is lower in the sky, so for some of the time now it is behind the tops of my ancient old trees. … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackberries, Hardy Fuchsias, Holly blue butterfly, kniphofia, Myrtle, Pyracantha berries, Tortoiseshell butterfly
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Six on Saturday. 12.08.2023
Once again it is time for Six on Saturday, it seems to come round so quickly and this week got hotter as the week went by, Thursday and Friday were very warm with a lot of sunshine and the rain … Continue reading