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a little before and a little after
These two photos show the design of the garden in year 2003. The idea was that the formal grass paths and small circular lawn gave structure and formality to the planting which was fairly unstructured – because I am … Continue reading
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a little tenderness….
We made a visit to one of our local garden centres yesterday afternoon. This particular one lives up to it’s name – Down To Earth. They sell lots of bedding plants and several small pots as multi-buys. We weren’t … Continue reading
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what a difference a day makes…….
Well, it does make a difference – at least in our garden….. And warm enough to have lunch outside and a lovely cuppa – courtesy of Clare next door – mmmmmm Mark has been cutting back – very correctly this … Continue reading
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We’ve had a lovely musical weekend away with the Cobweb Orchestra in Sedbergh, a school village which is overlooked by the Howgill fells in North Yorkshire, and have come home tired but very happy! While there quite a few … Continue reading
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Is supervision needed?!
Well, Mark has put a good couple of hours into the garden, and has been taking all the cutting back very seriously indeed. He came in to get the camera as we have lots of frog spawn in the pond … Continue reading
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