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My Garden Journal 2020 – January
A new year starts here and along with it a new garden journal in a new book. This year I will restructure the format of my journal so that it includes fewer photos and written reports but more paintings. For … Continue reading
Posted in garden design, garden photography, gardening, gardens, ornamental trees and shrubs, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, shrubs, South Shropshire, Winter Gardening, winter gardens
Tagged arum, cornus mas, Cornus Midwinter Fire, hamamelis, shrubs in winter, the garden in winter, winter, winter garden, winter gardening, winter shrubs, witch hazels
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Oakley Mynd – a wildlife garden with views
Here is a post I wrote back in the summer which I thought would be good to post now to bring back memories of warmer days. We always like finding new gardens opening for the NGS, and Oakley Mynd was … Continue reading
Posted in fruit and veg, garden design, garden photography, gardening, gardens, hardy perennials, kitchen gardens, Land Art, ornamental grasses, ornamental trees and shrubs, outdoor sculpture, sculpture, Shropshire, South Shropshire, village gardens, Yellow Book Gardens
Tagged gardens of Shropshire, kitchen gardens, ornamental grasses, ornamental shrubs, ornamental trees, productive gardening, South Shropshire, South Shropshire Hills, Yellow Book, Yellow Book Gardens
Seasonal Visits – Wildegoose – Winter Weekends
We were so pleased to get the opportunity to visit Wildegoose Nursery Garden this weekend a time when it is usually closed but two special “Winter Weekends” have been arranged. We arrive in fog which added so much to the … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, autumn colours, colours, garden design, ornamental grasses, Shropshire, South Shropshire, Uncategorized, walled gardens
Tagged autumn, autumn colours, autumn gardens, autumn plants, gardens with nurseries, grasses, nurseries, ornamental grasses, seed heads, the garden in autumn, Wildgoose Nursery, Wildgoose Nursery and Garden
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My Garden Journal 2019 – August
Here we are with my journal entries looking at the last month of summer according to the the MetOffice. August has been a bright month with confused weather as has been this year’s norm. plants have continued to grow oversized … Continue reading
Posted in climbing plants, garden arches, garden design, garden furniture, garden photography, garden seat, garden seating, garden wildlife, gardening, gardens, hardy perennials, Hardy Plant Society, ornamental grasses, ornamental trees and shrubs, outdoor sculpture, sculpture, Shropshire, shrubs, South Shropshire, water in the garden, wildlife
Tagged annuals, August, beneficial insects, garden jobs, garden journal, garden sculpture, garden seats, garden wildlife, half-hardy perennials, hardy perennials, the garden in August
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My Garden Journal 2019 – July
We move into the second half of the year with this visit to my 2019 garden journal, where we shall see what the garden has to offer and take a look at some of our gardening tasks for the month. … Continue reading
Posted in garden design, garden photography, gardening, gardens, half-hardy perennials, hardy perennials, July, ornamental grasses, ornamental trees and shrubs, roses, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, shrubs, village gardens, Yellow Book Gardens
Tagged achilleas, Asiatic Lilies, clematis, climbing plants, digitalis, eryngiums, foxgloves, garden jobs, garden tasks, hardy perennials, Sea Hollies, succulents
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seasonal visits to two very different gardens – mid-summer at Wildegoose nursery and gardens
We made one of our frequent visits to Wildegoose Nursery and Gardens in the middle of July on a warm bright day. We were pleased to find a new sign at the entrance to the nursery and garden, a beautiful … Continue reading
Posted in colours, garden buildings, garden design, garden designers, garden furniture, garden paths, garden photography, garden seat, garden seating, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, grasses, half-hardy perennials, hardy perennials, light quality, nurseries, ornamental grasses, outdoor sculpture, pathways, poppies, sculpture, Shropshire, South Shropshire, village gardens
Tagged garden sculpture, grasses, hardy perennials, hardy violas, new perennial gardening, nurseries, ornamental grasses, South Shropshire, unusual perennials, Wildgoose Nursery and Garden
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