Category Archives: Shropshire

A little village garden – Von’s garden.

Posted on June 10, 2018 by greenbenchramblings

We have lots of gardening friends with gardens of all types and sizes and in all sorts of locations. One of our most enjoyable garden related activities is to visit a garden belonging to a friend. On a wet dull … Continue reading →

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My Garden Journal 2018 – May

Posted on June 6, 2018 by greenbenchramblings

Here we are with the fifth visit to my garden journal for 2018, where I report on what is happening in our Avocet garden in Shropshire. Does it show that spring may eventually have arrived? On my first page for … Continue reading →

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Simply beautiful blossom

Posted on May 25, 2018 by greenbenchramblings

We grow many fruit trees here at our Avocet patch, mostly trained as cordons, ballerinas or stepovers, plus one freely grown tree a Quince “Vranga”. In mid-May these apples and pears are in full blousy blossom. I went out into … Continue reading →

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My Garden Journal 2018 – February

Posted on March 1, 2018 by greenbenchramblings

Part two of my 2018 Garden Journal sees us still freezing cold and struggling to get time in the garden. I opened my February entries by noting, “February is the month when we feel that the quality of the light … Continue reading →

Posted in colours, flowering bulbs, garden design, garden photography, gardening, gardens, grasses, hardy perennials, irises, light, light quality, ornamental grasses, ornamental trees and shrubs, roses, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, shrubs, South Shropshire, spring bulbs, Winter Gardening, winter gardens | Tagged arum, cornus, cornus mas, Cornus Midwinter Fire, dogwoods, fastigiate plants, flowering bulbs, grasses, iris, iris reticulata, ornamental grasses, shrubs in winter, spring bulbs, viburnum, winter, winter aconite, winter garden, winter gardening | 2 Comments

Lakeside Sculpture

Posted on January 16, 2018 by greenbenchramblings

Shropshire’s “lake district” is situated to the south of the North Shropshire town of Ellesmere, where several meres cluster together. We have known about the sculpture trail around the largest of the meres for a time but have only recently … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 29, 2017 by greenbenchramblings

We made our monthly visit to Attingham Park, our last one for 2017, just as Christmas was making itself known at this National Trust property. Before we even reached the coffee shop for our usual warm drink to get us … Continue reading →

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My Garden Journal – December 2017

Posted on December 26, 2017 by greenbenchramblings

I decided to post my final Garden Journal 2017 post for my Christmas post this year. I hope you enjoy it. Have a great Christmas time! Here is the final episode of my 2017 Garden Journal, my entries for December. … Continue reading →