Category Archives: flowering bulbs

The Sheffield Gardens – Part 2 – James Hitchmough’s patch

Posted on December 19, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

So during our weekend up in Sheffield after visiting the garden of Nigel Dunnett, we moved on to explore the garden of his colleague, Professor James Hitchmough. This garden was half way up a steep narrow road near the city … Continue reading →

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My Garden Journal 2019 – November

Posted on December 5, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

I started my entries for November by commenting. “November takes us deep into autumn, the red hot colours of foliage dominate but little gems of flower colour provide spots of colour that attracts us. This November the dominant colour has … Continue reading →

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Simply Beautiful – no 32 in an occasional series – iris flowers

Posted on August 2, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

Back with the 32nd post in my Simply Beautiful series where I look at the beauty of a single object, in this case Iris flowers, one white and one black found in the same garden. Simply beautiful!

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Moors Meadow – a romantic garden full of magic

Posted on June 9, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

We had not visited the magical garden at Moors Meadow for several years so we were really looking forward to exploring it with my brother Graham and sister-in-law Vicky. The garden here was pronounced Britain’s most romantic garden by a … Continue reading →

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My Garden Journal 2019 – May

Posted on May 30, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

It is the last month of spring and the garden is alive, everything is thriving and growing apace. But the weather is still confusing our plants. Towards the end of the month we had a few daffodils still in flower … Continue reading →

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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 →