Category: Flowers
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Patience in the garden: 3 little wins
It’s finally happened, we have three mini celebrations. First is my agapanthus, I have waited over two years for this gorgeous plant to flower and today she has five flowers open. Gardening takes patience. The right place and soil. Next my tomato plants, the ones I grew from a Marks and Spenser tomato, that I…
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26. Letting it flower
I love sweet peas, pretty easy to grow, produce lots of lovely flowers, smell great and cutting encourages growth. Last year I had hundreds of flowers and because of a mild winter they were blooming till December! And I cut some and let some flower till they go to seed. So then I have seeds…
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23. Red and white…. Happy St George’s day
Painting the roses red….. my camellia is still in bloom. I know they are not roses and they are not red but every time I see them I hum that tune. So does my mum. Now when it comes to red or white for St George’s day I would pick white but normally I would…
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13.use the space
Vertical planting is a great way to save space and show interest at eye level. I thought I would take advantage of this and finally handy my basket. Last year was a bit of a disaster as I tried to grow lobelia but ended up with about 5 flowers!! Never mind they were 5 of…
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A spring tablescape
Spring is here. The sun is shining, it has been a glorious week in the UK, weather wise. I have been busy painting rooms, washing ceilings, spring cleaning is in full swing and I am happy to do it. There is something therapeutic about spring cleaning, every morning I sneak into my garden, give it…
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My new flower obsession: hellebores
My new flower obsession is the beautiful hellebores. This has come about with my need to provide food for bees in winter. I know I am a little bee crazy but I can’t help it. There is something so joyful about this beautiful winter hardy flower. now that winter has a few weeks left. I…
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Off the hook: drying sedums
I have some beautiful sedums in my garden and it turns out that they dry well. So I hung them upside down in the the tiny corridor between the kitchen and the bathroom. The boiler is there so it’s the perfect room for drying them. I am happy to buy flowers occasionally but at the…
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Appreciating the last of Summer
I am starting this blog sitting in my garden. The weather has been rainy and cold all week and now we have sun so I am taking it all I. And appreciating all the flowers that surround me. It turns out that September is for spiders, every morning I have to break webs that cross…
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My wedding bouquet and what to do with it afterwards
I love love loved my bouquet. It really was the most exceptional bouquet I have ever seen. I didn’t think it would be more perfect but mine and the bridesmaids were beyond gorgeous! I wanted a wildflower look full of my favourite flowers. This picture was taken 3 days after the wedding and still look…
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Garden series part 4: collecting seeds
Part of my garden series is about planning for next year, investing in time but not spending too much money. I have some beautiful flowers growing and because it’s September they are starting to go to seed. Time to take advantage of nature’s gifts. I was very sad when my anemones lost there petals but…
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