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Seasonal Visits – Wildegoose – Winter Weekends

Posted on December 2, 2019 by

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 →

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Are You Sitting Comfortably – no 23 in an occasional series

Posted on November 14, 2019 by

Here we are back with a collection of photos of garden seats that inspire me to record them and share them. Enjoy! The first batch are from the National Trust garden at Biddulph Grange. So I don’t know when my … Continue reading →

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Garden Walls and Steps – No 6 in a very occasional series

Posted on July 12, 2019 by

Back again with no 6 in this very occasional series of posts looking at garden walls and steps that we find our garden wanderings. First wall is one we found and walked alongside at an NGS garden at “The Citadel” … Continue reading →

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A spring time canal walk

Posted on May 24, 2019 by

We love to take gentle strolls along canal towpaths once stepped on by the large feet of horses pulling barges. At this time of year leaves are coming out from their buds, wildflowers are beginning to flower and birds are … Continue reading →

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Simply Beautiful – more catkins – No 28 in a very occasional series

Posted on April 3, 2019 by

Simply beautiful no 27 was about the catkins of Hazel and as a follow up to that here is Simply Beautiful no 28 where I share my photos of the beautiful catkins of one of our Salix shrubs, Salix gracilistyla … Continue reading →

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Simply Beautiful – no 25 in this occasional series

Posted on February 9, 2019 by

So here I am with number 25 in this occasional series of posts entitled Simply Beautiful where I share a few photos of something or some place that takes my eye. Here are 4 photos of a caramel coloured Heuchera … Continue reading →

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A family holiday in Scotland – Part 1 – Pooh Sticks in the park

Posted on December 18, 2018 by

Back in the summer of 2018 we spent a family holiday up in the Scottish Borders. Jude and I with our children and their spouses, Jamie and Sam, Jo and Rob and our granddaughter Arabella stayed in a beautifully converted … Continue reading →

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