Tag Archives: crab apples

Wordless Wednesday – A Winter Larder

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Frogend_dweller
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Six on Saturday – Everything is better in sunshine

Posted on April 24, 2021 by Frogend_dweller

24/04/2021 What a glorious day! In fact, what a glorious fortnight! We’ll gloss over the corresponding nights of frosts and the damage and hold-ups they are causing in the potting on and planting out department. Nevertheless, there’s plenty of growth … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday – The last apples and the fieldfare

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Frogend_dweller
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In a Wreath on Monday – Rejuvenation

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Frogend_dweller

I’ve been chopping back a few boundary shrubs today and this has providentially given me some useful, fresh material to revitalise an old shop-bought Christmas wreath. The wreath was new several years ago, but was squirrelled away because of its … Continue reading →

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Stripping the Willow …

Posted on December 15, 2019 by Frogend_dweller

Actually I mean apple tree, but what does honesty mean in the UK these days?! OK, putting the election to one side, here are some cute photos of the non-stop activity/glut fest occurring in our John Downie crab apple tree … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday – Good news, bad news

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Frogend_dweller

16/11/2019 It’s been wet and whilst we’ve not had it nearly so bad as Wales and the Midlands, outside jobs this week have been severely curtailed. I’ve been distracted in any case by a new car with, what seems like, … Continue reading →

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Fat bees and fragrant apple blossom

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Frogend_dweller

What a wonder our little crab apple tree (Malus ‘John Downie’) on the driveway is! It is covered in a thick snowy crust of pink and white blossom and is humming with the hypnotic sounds of bees and insects, hovering … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday – A well-stocked tuck shop

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Frogend_dweller
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In a Vase on Monday – Mambo No.5

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Frogend_dweller

A little bit of … …  makes you my vase. Well, it is mid November and there aren’t many flowers left in the garden. What’s left is pretty soggy, with all the rain over the weekend and today. I had … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday – The Tree of Life

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Frogend_dweller
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