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The Dingle Garden in October

Posted on October 18, 2018 by greenbenchramblings

October to my mind is the first month of the Autumn, whatever the metereological office says about September taking that role. We shall see what aspects of this new season we found and experienced when we took our October wander … Continue reading →

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Sorbus at Ness Botanic Gardens

Posted on October 12, 2018 by greenbenchramblings

As mentioned in my post about Ness Botanic Gardens themselves we were using the visit to study their many different Sorbus trees, to help us choose one for our garden. Here is a selection of those we found and liked. … Continue reading →

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A Walk in the Park – Attingham Park November

Posted on December 9, 2017 by greenbenchramblings

Number eleven in my series of posts where I report on our monthly visits for a wander around Attingham Park, our local National Trust property. Just as in October I was in a wheelchair pushed around the paths by Jude, … Continue reading →

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My Garden Journal 2017 – November

Posted on December 7, 2017 by greenbenchramblings

The penultimate visit to my garden journal for 2017 is here – hope you enjoy it. I began by referring back to a development we started in the garden back in September which we finished off in November. We are … Continue reading →

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My Garden Journal 2017 – October

Posted on November 1, 2017 by greenbenchramblings

We can now look at what I wrote about, photographed and painted during October in my Garden Journal. On the first page of my October Garden Journal I proposed a “fifth season” for us gardeners, a special one just for … Continue reading →

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A Walk in the Park – Attingham Park October

Posted on October 30, 2017 by greenbenchramblings

So here we are back with number ten in this series featuring our wanderings and discoveries as we walk around the pathways of our local National Trust property, Attingham Park. As intimated in my September “Walk in the Park” posting, … Continue reading →

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A Visit to the Wonderful Gardens of Powys Castle – Part3

Posted on October 27, 2017 by greenbenchramblings

Back over the border just half an hour away in Wales we return for part 3 of our visit to the gardens of Powys Castle. We have looked at its upper terraces and the beautiful late summer, early autumn flowering … Continue reading →