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Another NGS Garden : Gorsty Bank – a wildlife friendly garden

Posted on May 18, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

This a wonderful wildlife friendly garden which opens for the NGS and is owned and gardened by fellow Hardy Plant Society Shropshire Group members Annie and Gary Frost. The garden is a short distance from home so we soon arrived … Continue reading →

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Seasonal visits to two very different gardens

Posted on May 15, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

Instead of a monthly visit to the same garden for a whole 12 months I decided to look at two gardens, one small and one large. We have already visited the large one, Bodnant Gardens in North Wales already. So … Continue reading →

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My Garden Journal 2019 – April

Posted on April 30, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

April is one of our busiest months in our Avocet patch, a month when we are busy, our wildlife colleagues are busy and the plants are growing apace. We have tasks to complete as well as usual garden routines. As … Continue reading →

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Early Spring in Bodnant Gardens – Part 2 – The Dingle and back to the hall

Posted on April 23, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

So here is Part 2 of the post concerning our visit to the National Trust’s Bodnant Hall Gardens. We will explore the Dingle and then make our way back to the nursery via a route taking us by the hall … Continue reading →

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Early Spring at Bodnant Garden – Part 1 – to the Dell

Posted on April 20, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

I promised a few reports on our planned visits to Bodnant Garden in North Wales so we are pleased to share our visit in early spring, a day with the most perfect weather possible to make our exploration a good … Continue reading →

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My Garden Journal 2019 – March

Posted on April 1, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

It is already time for sharing my third month’s entries in my garden journal. So here are the March pages for you to enjoy and for you to see what the garden has been up to and what we have … Continue reading →

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My Garden Journal 2019 – February

Posted on March 2, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

Here we are visiting my garden journal for the second time in 2019 with my February entries. My first double page spread was all about the week that spanned the last few days of January which delivered snowfall and the … Continue reading →