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“One of the most delightful things about a garden is the anticipation it provides.”
~W.E. Johns
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Alexanders, Dandelion Leaves, Rosehips, Cleavers, Burdock Roots, Chickweed, Hairy Bittercress
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Six on Saturday – Freckles, blushes and other floral markings
25/01/20 It feels like the kind of day that could do with a bit of energy injected into it by joining Jonathon’s Six on Saturday. There are rules of course, but they’re a breeze and it’s great fun to browse … Continue reading
Posted in Six on Saturday
Tagged #SixOnSaturday, Amaryllis, Arum, Gardening, Hedychium, Hellebores, Orchids, Photography, Winter heliotrope
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Wordless Wednesday – Three birds at my winter table
Posted in birds, Wildlife, Wordless
Tagged Chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs, Garden birds, Photography, wildlife gardening
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“A thousand dead elephants rotting in the sun” … and other scents
Wanting a bit of an outing this morning, but tired of muddy trails and the inevitable cleanup operation, we decided instead to visit the Winter Garden at our local botanical garden (@CUBotanicGarden). I was pretty certain I’d seen a recent … Continue reading
Six on Saturday – All Change
28/12/2019 So, this is the last Six-on-Saturday for 2019. Many thanks to Jonathon, The Propagator, for hosting such a fun and inclusive meme throughout the year. Here are my six today: 1) Mahonia – Borrowed glory OK, this is in … Continue reading
Posted in Bees, Flowers, Vegetables
Tagged #SixOnSaturday, Gardening, Hellebore niger, Mahonia, Oca tubers, Parrotia persica 'Vanessa', Six on Saturday, tulips, Voles, Winter honeysuckle
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Wishing you Peace and Happiness!
“One Christmas was so much like another, in those years around the sea-town corner now and out of all sound except the distant speaking of the voices I sometimes hear a moment before sleep, that I can never remember whether … Continue reading
Posted in Trees, Winter
Tagged A Child's Christmas in Wales, Christmas tree, Christmas wishes, Dylan Thomas, Gardening, Poetry, tinsel
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