Category Archives: spring bulbs

Gardening in lock down – tulip time

Posted on May 14, 2020 by greenbenchramblings

We love tulips as they appear magically several months after we planted those beautiful bulbs so full of potential and promises. Some of the tulips we planted last autumn have ended up looking striped which reminds me of … Continue reading →

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Spring bulbs at Avocet

Posted on March 28, 2020 by greenbenchramblings

This time of year is made extra special as the bulbs we planted in the autumn start to burst into flower. Daffodils give splashes of every shade of yellow often with orange trumpets. We have a few whites left from … Continue reading →

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My Garden Journal 2020 – February

Posted on March 5, 2020 by greenbenchramblings

Okay, it’s February in this leap year so we will gain a day, and it is time for another visit to my garden journal. Weather has been interesting this month just because it has been so extreme and variable, wild … Continue reading →

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A canal-side garden in winter – John’s Garden Part 2

Posted on December 22, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

I found this unpublished post originally written back in mid-February of 2018. I hope you enjoy it! Back at John’s Garden for our February visit in the cold we can carry on with our exploration as we wander further along … 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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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 →