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Six on Saturday. 15.6.2024

Posted on June 15, 2024 by Pauline

Not much was done this week in the garden as rain stopped play! Mostly it was showers but then Thursday it was raining all day long and yesterday wasn’t much better. However the plants just keep on flowering and I … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday. 25.5.2024

Posted on May 25, 2024 by Pauline

Another week of mixed weather, a bit of everything in fact, including thunder and lightning and the flowers keep coming, no matter what. I have managed a bit of gardening most days, but the weeds are still winning at the … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday 30. 4. 22

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Pauline

Another sunny week has passed but with bitterly cold winds until yesterday when there was hardly any breeze at all, such a change, but still no rain. Hopefully we will have some rain tomorrow so I might get a rest … Continue reading →

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Last and Firsts for Saturday 8.5.21

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Pauline

At this time of year, early spring flowers are fading and the next wave is getting ready to take over so there are lots of “firsts ” to choose from this time. Lots of buds are just waiting to burst … Continue reading →

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Brave hearts, all of them!

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Pauline

The garden at the moment is in a state of suspended animation. A few weeks ago we had one or two sunny days, everything started growing, sending out new shoots, and then arctic winds from Russia came and burnt everything. … Continue reading →

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Snow for St. Patrick?

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Pauline

I couldn’t believe my eyes when I got up this morning and looked out of the window…..snow, on March 17th, St Patrick’s Day! That is unheard of down here, but there was the garden covered in a thin layer of … Continue reading →

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Golden Peony of the Caucasus.

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Pauline

The golden peony that I am talking about is of course Paeonia mlokosewitschii, which is a native of the Caucasus mountains in Azerbaijan, Georgia and Dagestan. It grows  there on rocky slopes in oak, hornbeam or beech forests, which makes … Continue reading →

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Chasing the elusive blue

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Pauline

About 15 of my Meconopsis have flowered, but the first one came out deep purple, what a disappointment! We have got a few the bright turquoise blue that they should be but the rest were lilac, grey, pink or purple! … Continue reading →

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