Category Archives: Plants

Thrown Away

This little stunner is Tinantia erecta, aka Widow’s Tears or False Dayflowers, from the Commelinaceae family. More normally it is found in places like Mexico or India, certainly not in a UK garden. Nevertheless, this example popped up beneath the … Continue reading

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Six on Saturday – 17/07/2021

The bit of the lawn that still gets mown was cut bright and early this morning, before the temperatures started to get a bit melty. This provided a lovely velvet surface for our apples fall on to. In fact I’ve … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday – Golden Wisteria

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Dixter’s Tricks Revealed

I’ve never been to Great Dixter, although it is top of my To-Visit list. I had hoped to go this year, but it has been difficult and I’ve not managed it! However, a couple of years ago I did hear … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday – Excitation levels

 

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Wordless Wednesday – Bunny Tail Grass

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Chihuly at Kew, 2019

Dale Chihuly’s glasswork has appeared in some of the most fabulous venues around the globe for five decades, yet I’d never registered its existence until recently. I think that I must have slowly absorbed its impact and beauty while reading … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday – The watering effect

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Six on Saturday … don’t amount to a (small) hill of beans

06-10-2018 Lovely, it’s raining hard. I’m grateful, I really am, but I can’t help wishing it would do it at night … when I am not walking the dog or wanting to dig up some ground elder. Easier to justify … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday – Dripping red nectar

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