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Six on Saturday. 21.10.2023
After another week of rain, when the gardener couldn’t come and cut the grass, plants are still coping, flowering as usual, the threatened frost didn’t arrive here in this part of Devon, so everything is carrying on as normal. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Cherry tree, hardy geraniums, Iris foetidissima, Iris unguicularis, Michaelmas daisy, Salvia
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Roses, everywhere you look.
One minute I’m surrounded by rhododendrons and azaleas, enjoying the perfume of the azaleas, the next I’m drowning in the scent of all my roses! I’ve never known the roses to be so early, one or two maybe, but they … Continue reading
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Tagged David Austin roses, English roses, hardy geraniums, rambling roses, roses
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June washout so far. GBBD 2019
Where has flaming June got to, we have had nothing but rain and cold winds so far, it can only get better. However, even though the humans are not enjoying the weather, the plants don’t seem to mind at all, … Continue reading
Everything is coming up Roses.
Well almost everything. June is the month for roses and they are billowing everywhere. There are lots of other plants flowering as well, but the roses in most of the borders are stealing the show.
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