Tag Archives: Cobaea scandens

Six on Saturday – Harvests and seed collecting

Posted on October 14, 2023 by Frogend_dweller

14/10/2023 I’ve spent the day moving our more tender plants into the glasshouse or under better temporary protection somewhere. Yes, we are promised a widespread frost and temperatures of 1 degree C for the next two nights. Today it definitely … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday – Gasping

Posted on August 6, 2022 by Frogend_dweller

06/08/2022 A lot of us are suffering from the same lack of rain, but the East of England seems to be getting a rather short straw as usual. We’ve had nothing here, other than the briefest of showers, since April. … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday – For a few hours only

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

Cathy at Rambling In The Garden has been inspiring people to fill a vase each Monday for the last four years and, to celebrate this milestone, the 4th anniversary mission was for particpants to use a ‘container’ not usually associated … Continue reading →

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October’s crescendo of plants

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

There are some big plant families that flower late in the year and completely change the feel of the garden in October, for instance: chrysanthemums, nerines, rudbeckia and asters. I’ve already featured some of these in recent posts, so although … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday – Fancy a cuppa?

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

Having got over the worst of my fascination with the so-called Cup and Saucer vine (Cobaea scandens) in last Wednesday’s’ Wordless’ post I decided to ruthlessly cut some of the flowers to use in today’s vase (fear not they are … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday – FEED ME!

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Frogend_dweller
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