Category: gardening
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The Magical Hedge…
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Ever since I noticed the forsythia peeping through the green privet section of our hedge the other day, I have been having lots of looks through my office window, just to see the rapidly growing clusters of yellow flowers. This hedge, 30 feet long and usually the bane of my life when it needs trimming,…
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Spring Sunday…
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I finally managed to stagger outside, desperate to see what was going on. I could see something peeping through the foliage of the hedge, and I was really hoping it was the forsythia. It was, and looking better than ever. And boy was I surprised at the rest of the progress, most of my favourites…
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The writing on the Wall…
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“The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ,Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor WitShall lure it back to cancel half a Line,Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.” This post was inspired by Omar Khayam and is about the way my life, and just everything else, it seems, has changed lately. I…
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Memories of a Better Saturday… #Flowers
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I really wanted to take part in another #Six on Saturday this week, but sadly, our little garden is waterlogged. Any flowers that were grimly hanging on, have been reduced to a soggy mess from all the rain. This had me remembering all the lovely flowers that have made me smile this year. I am…
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Macro Monday… #autumnleaves
The beginning of a new week, and the arrival of Autumn. The signs are everywhere I look, so time to get around to some of those jobs that shouldn’t wait until the Spring… Time to make sure my bonsai are comfortable and ready for their winter sleep. They are not shedding leaves yet, so I…
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In a Vase on Monday… mostly
Today, while enjoying so many lovely things here on my WordPress, I was overjoyed with the beautiful flower displays from Eliza and Cathy, two of the posts taking part in IAVO today. I find it hard to get my bearings on a Monday, but the fading memories of some of my own wonderful flowers kept…
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A present from the birds…
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Someone asked me the other day how many bonsai did I have in my collection, and if I had a favourite. A question I found hard to answer. I wondered why I found it hard, I mean, counting them was easy, I had twenty trees in my collection. Whether one of them was my favourite…
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Wednesday Words…
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This quote almost shouted at me this morning! A beautiful reminder that the past has gone and that I should be concentrating on the future… (now that it looks as though I might actually have one!) Speaking of the future, this is next years dream… I have just pruned our wisteria, and possibly done it…