Tag: #gardening
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Friday Flowers…
Image by Kati from Pixabay my garden has not done so well this summer. I call it that, both garden and summer, but it’s not been much of one so far. Everything is showing signs of the struggle that has been going on out there, what with the periods of drought followed by drowning. Those howling winds have…
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This has been a Good Week!
It started well with all those birthday celebrations, then the weather decided to join in the fun, blessing us with sunshine and warmer temperatures. So, slowly and carefully, I have been gardening (which was bliss!) Catching up with some of the neglected housework, instant martydom! And every spare moment , I have been working on…
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A Week of Flowers ~ Day Six #Nature
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Day 6 of Cathy’s yearly ‘A Week of Flowers’ challenge. A lovely way to brighten up this first week of December, showcasing the colourful blooms of summer. You can find Cathy’s post here. I am cheating a little with this image, as this is what my sea holly was supposed to look like… This is what…
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A Week of #Flowers ~ Day 5 #nature #gardening
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I couldn’t choose just one flower today… Just some of my favourites… Lilac, rhododendron, magnolia, and my new and still small, apple tree… my bonsai are all sleeping, so no trimming required!
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#SundayStills ~ Leaves, Autumn or Spring #Nature #Photography
Welcome to the Sunday Stills feature hosted by Terri Webster Schrandt. The theme this week is leaves, autumn and leaves. Image by JA2020 from Pixabay The Little Red Acer Everyone seems to be talking about leaves today. With all the stormy and windy weather, they have been gathering in gloriously colourful heaps everywhere. Bittersweet autumn in all its glory……
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Good News and Bad News…
I really wanted to do a Six on Saturday post today, but short of going for a walk to see if I could find something to photograph, I don’t have anything. There have been other developments this week, however. I have good news and bad news. I have been putting off cutting the grass as…
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Ouch!
Image by Nina Garman from Pixabay Ouch! I had already used my new strimmer to tackle the overgrowth of weeds and long grass at the bottom of the garden. I started with the plastic blade, as the metal ones looked lethal. It worked well but tended to snag on the long grass. So, when I wanted to finish…
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#Six on Saturday…
I didn’t expect to find anything still standing after all the torrential rain we have been having lately. I was pleasantly surprised to find no casualties, although one of the tomato plants was leaning precariously! The yellow tomatoes are doing well. Sowing the seeds late doesn’t seem to have mattered much. All we need now…
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Dahlias… #Flowers
Way back at the beginning of the year, I bought five dahlia tubers as I was determined to finally manage to grow one of my favourite flowers. I did all the right things and was rewarded with green shoots in every pot. After what seemed like an awfully long wait, the flower buds appeared. There…
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Silent Sunday…
Several warnings are in place today. The temperature will rocket again and storms are gathering and will hit most of us later today. There is no sunshine this morning and not a breath of breeze. The garden is grey and definitely silent, as if holding it’s breath. It felt eerie, as I walked around looking…