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One little girl and a hat!
Jude and I were looking after our granddaughter, Arabella for a day which is always great fun as although just 18 months old she has a brilliant sense of humour and is full of fun. She likes sharing things that … Continue reading
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The Dingle Garden in June
As we reach the middle of the year we made our monthly visit to the Dingle Gardens, and for once the weather looked set fair. This meant that we had strong contrast between light and shade and any colour was … Continue reading
Posted in colours, garden design, garden photography, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, hardy perennials, light, light quality, ornamental trees and shrubs, Powis, Powys, roses, shrubs, trees, Uncategorized, Wales, woodland, woodlands
Tagged flowering shrubs, gardens of Powys, gardens of Wales, herbaceous plants, ornamental shrubs, ornamental trees, roses, The Dingle Welshpool, trees and shrubs
Plealey Garden Party – a look back to summer
It often feels good to look back to a summer’s day especially when we are in the grips of an exceptionally long and cold winter. We had been asked by the organisers of the Plealey Garden Party to set up … Continue reading
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Tagged community, community spirit, garden parties, garden party, Plealey, village community, village life
Parcevall Hall Gardens – Wharfedale
Situated in Wharfedale one of the most beautiful places in North Yorkshire, Parcevall Hall was really difficult to access via narrow roads, hairpin bends and narrow bridges, but it somehow suited the place that we enjoyed one day in September. … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, garden arches, garden design, garden photography, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, hardy perennials, ornamental trees and shrubs, pergolas, Uncategorized, woodland, woodlands, Yorkshire
Tagged arts and crafts, garden terraces, hares, Parcevall Hall, woodland gardens, Yorkshire
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Our Christmas Traditions
Recently, Judy wrote on her blog, newenglandgardenandthread.wordpress.com, about their family traditions at Christmas time. Check out her post to read her words. She suggests other bloggers post about their family traditions too, so here is a summary of my family’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Christmas traditions, Christmas Trees, family, traditions
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Cogshall Grange – a Cheshire garden designed by Tom Stuart-Smith
Sometimes when you find a garden in the National Garden Scheme’s Yellow Book, you just know it is going to be a special place. Such was the case with the gardens at Cogshall Grange in Cheshire. The description in the … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, garden design, garden designers, garden photography, garden ponds, garden pools, gardening, gardens, grasses, hardy perennials, meadows, National Garden Scheme, NGS, ornamental grasses, ornamental trees and shrubs, outdoor sculpture, reflections, sculpture, Tom Stuart-Smith, trees, Uncategorized, walled gardens, water garden, water in the garden, Yellow Book Gardens
Tagged Cheshire, Cheshire gardens, clipped box, hardy perennials, herbaceous plants, meadows, new perennial gardening, perennials, plant combinations, Tom Stuart-Smith, topiary., walled garden, walled gardens, water feature, water gardening, water gardens, water in the garden, wildflower meadows
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