Category Archives: Shropshire

My Garden Journal 2019 – August

Posted on September 10, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

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 | 1 Comment

My Garden Journal 2019 – July

Posted on August 20, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

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 | 2 Comments

seasonal visits to two very different gardens – mid-summer at Wildegoose nursery and gardens

Posted on August 9, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

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 →

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Ruth and Mike’s Garden – exciting plants and richly planted borders

Posted on July 24, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

Gardening friends Ruth and Mike opened their village garden for the first time under the auspices of the NGS this July. We were sadly away in Sheffield at the time so were unable to visit on that day. However we … Continue reading →

Posted in climbing plants, colours, garden design, garden photography, gardening, gardens, hardy perennials, ornamental grasses, ornamental trees and shrubs, roses, Shropshire, shrubs, village gardens, Yellow Book Gardens | Tagged clematis, climbers, climbing plants, climbing roses, hardy perennials, NGS, NGS gardens, roses, Yellow Book, Yellow Book Gardens

My Garden Journal 2019 – June

Posted on July 3, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

As we reach the half way point in the year the garden really comes to life with bright green fresh growth and so much colour from flowers, herbaceous perennials, shrubs and climbers especially roses and clematis. I began by writing, “At … Continue reading →

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Julie’s Garden

Posted on June 12, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

Jude and I enjoy our monthly summer visits to gardens with fellow members of the Hardy Plant Society Shropshire Group but in addition we visit other gardens with our mini-group colleagues. The mini-groups are sub-groups of the main county group … Continue reading →

Posted in climbing plants, garden design, garden fun, garden photography, garden ponds, garden pools, garden seat, garden seating, gardening, gardens, Hardy Plant Society, ornamental trees and shrubs, outdoor sculpture, sculpture, Shropshire, spring, spring gardening, village gardens, water in the garden | Tagged epimedium, garden pond, garden ponds, garden sculpture, garden structures, outdoor sculpture

A new NGS Yellow Book garden, Longden Manor

Posted on June 4, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

It is always exciting finding a new NGS garden to visit and when we find one that is just a few fields away as the crow flies it is extra interesting. Longden Manor with its organic farm still had to … Continue reading →