Category: Flowers
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A moment in time: how does your garden grow
Gardening isn’t just about flowers but as the weather in the UK is a month behind my flowers are still glorious. I have lots of daisies, cosmos, budlias and my absolute favourite anemones. Now don’t get me wrong I still love my dahlias and sweet peas and they are still going strong but my new…
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Garden series Part 3: Planning and paying
So I have big plans for the garden. It’s all about layering and planting. so throughout spring and summer the garden is flooded with colour. Planning now means I get to enjoy the garden next summer. I will still keep a mix of pots but my main focus is on the plant bed and adding…
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The benefit of fresh flowers
The benefit of fresh flowers is something that has shocked me. I always said I didn’t like them because I hate when they die and they remind of death and grief. Now I just see them as life, beauty and abundance. Every time I look at them they bring a smile to my face filling…
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Easy tablescape / table setting ideas
I love a good tablescape. One of the best places to see them is at weddings and then drinking or food events. People are starting to make a lot more effort at home and setting the table. Birthday meals and celebrations are exploding with more and more outrageous ideas. You don’t need to spend a…
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Bringing the outside in
If you had asked me last year I would have told you that I don’t like flowers I prefer plant. Now this is true but part of my biophilic journey is bringing the outside in. Also the amount of flowers my garden is producing means that I have fresh flowers every other day and I…
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Collecting my English Bluebells seeds
My bluebells bloomed at the start of the year I have been waiting for these seedcases to dry out and it’s now July and they are just starting to dry and release. Bluebells self seed but these I want to give away to friends, I have English bluebells which are protected so it will be…
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Tackling my rose bush
I have talked many times about my rose bush, it’s huge. June’s rain has turned it into a monster again. It’s over 8 feet tall and wide and if you don’t keep on top of it it will fill the garden in a few weeks. It reminds of the rose bush in sleeping beauty… a…
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My garden is in bloom
My garden is in bloom through all the rain and glimpses of sun. My morning routine often involves a stroll of my plant pots coffee of tea in hand and take in any old jobs I need to do. I find it a nice way to clear my head and focus on the days tasks.…
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A farewell and some more plants for the heritage garden
My heritage garden is a collection of living memories. All relating to people we have lost and those who are still with us. Last Sunday we said goodbye to a family home where we shared many a discussion about politics or the environment. Wonderful people, wonderful food, wine and a very pretty garden. I only…
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A moment in time: carnations deserve more
Carnations are a new habit for me. They are a relatively cheap to buy and I normally pick them up at Aldi or even on my monthly shopping order. Firstly they last at least two weeks. They don’t smell and they come in all sorts of wonderful colours. If I was rich I would live…
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