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Category Archives: The home garden
Wildlife Wednesday – Searching for the last juicy morsels
It has got to the time of year when our natural hedgerow larders are nearly running empty and wildlife is looking for alternatives. Over the last month I’ve noticed occasional scurrying around the olive tree pots under our pergola. Mostly … Continue reading
Posted in birds, The home garden, Wildlife
Tagged Bird feeders, blue tits, Gardening, Photography, Voles, Wildlife
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Six on Saturday – In between Lemsips
15/12/2018 I’ve been snatching moments in the garden this week, in between sneezing and coughing and guzzling vitamin C and Lemsip. There’s been a bit of tidying, a bit of potting up/on and a final bit of bulb disposal (OK … Continue reading
Posted in Six on Saturday, The home garden
Tagged #SixOnSaturday, Begonia rex, Gardening, Mirabilis longiflora, Photography, Turmeric, wood blewits
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Six on Saturday – All fall down
22-09-2018 Today has been a clearing up day after those gusty winds we’ve been having over the last 48hrs managed to wreck a fair few things in the garden. And now it is raining, so I’ve retreated to the house … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Food, The home garden
Tagged #SixOnSaturday, Gardening, Grow-your-own, Hazel hurdles, Photography, Six on Saturday
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August plants for August
I am joining Chloris at The Blooming Garden for this post of my top ten plants for August. However, I am not actually growing anything particularly unusual this year, so I guess that there will be some flowers in common … Continue reading
