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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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more bad weather moments…
Yesterday we had hailstones tumbling out of the sky and I am told that we had some snow this morning (but I missed it, as I was still in bed). No wonder the daffs took their time coming out. They … 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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the daffodils are out!
The big news today is that the daffodils have come out in our kitchen window raised bed – the sun is shining and it is not very windy. We now have 1 male and 3 female pheasant visitors pecking under … Continue reading
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Dismal looking day
Looking out of the patio doors onto our garden, I see nothing at the moment that would induce me to get out into the garden, even if I were fit and able! It is overcast, damp and windy. Where has … Continue reading
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John’s photos
I have uploaded some photos that John took yesterday. He needs to get out and take some more in the morning, as some of the photos face the sun which is always difficult. Here is the link: https://pygardens.co.uk/day-by-day-in-the-garden/15-4-13 The lovely … Continue reading
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Garden plants
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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Last week’s work in the garden
Well, apart from building the new compost boxes, and spreading the old compost onto the vegetable beds (soon to be filled with potatoes), Mark did some other garden work – and we have photos to prove it too! He swept … Continue reading
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cutting back in the garden
Mark and I in the summer house Cutting back……..No, not in the financial sense…. We didn’t cut back all the old growth from our herbaceous perennials and grasses in the autumn and so have that job to do as … Continue reading
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