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My Garden Journal 2018 – September
Autumn is officially here according to the Met Office, once September arrives but I like to let the weather tell its own story. There is often plenty of summer left for us. This is going to be a busy season … Continue reading
An oasis in a city – the Emma Bridgwater Courtyard Garden
On a sunny day in late June we set off to the city, Stoke-on-Trent, to visit two gardens. Emma Bridgwater Pottery shop has its own courtyard garden with its own gardener caring for it and nurturing every plant. I had … Continue reading
Posted in climbing plants, colours, garden arches, garden design, garden photography, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, half-hardy perennials, hardy perennials, light quality, poppies, town gardens
Tagged city gardens, courtyard garden, dahlias, half-hardy perennials, hardy perennials, hens, poppies
My Garden Journal 2018 – May
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
Posted in birds, fruit and veg, garden design, garden photography, garden wildlife, gardening, gardens, grow your own, hardy perennials, ornamental grasses, ornamental trees and shrubs, roses, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, shrubs, trees, village gardens
Tagged fruit and veg, fruit and veg growing, fruit and vegetable growing, fruit blossom, garden journal, gardens in May, hardy perennials, journal, May, perennials, the garden in May
Two RHS Gardens – Part 2 Harlow Carr
To visit the second of the RHS gardens we visited during 2017 we had to travel north up to Yorkshire and we stayed near Harrogate, a beautiful spa town. This is the RHS garden we probably visit the most as … Continue reading
Posted in garden design, garden photography, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, grasses, hardy perennials, meadows, ornamental grasses, ornamental trees and shrubs, RHS, Yorkshire
Tagged grasses, hardy perennials, new perennial gardening, ornamental grasses, perennials, RHS, RHS gardens, RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire
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Two RHS Gardens – Part 1 – Hyde Hall
As members of the RHS we often visit their gardens and their partner gardens. Sadly it is a long journey to get to any of their main gardens so we do not visit as often as we would like. We … Continue reading
Posted in colours, garden design, garden photography, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, grasses, hardy perennials, light, light quality, ornamental grasses, ornamental trees and shrubs, RHS
Tagged dry gardening, Essex, Essex gardens, grasses, hardy perennials, Hyde Hall Gardens, light, light and shade, light quality, new perennial gardening, ornamental grasses, perennials, RHS, RHS gardens, RHS Harlow Carr, the dry garden
Packwood – one of the stars of the National Trust.
We have held memberships of the National Trust for over 40 years and one of the first we took our two children to was Packwood Hall. Packwood is now a firm favourite and we made a visit again this year. … Continue reading
Posted in climbing plants, colours, garden design, garden photography, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, half-hardy perennials, hardy perennials, meadows, National Trust, ornamental grasses, ornamental trees and shrubs, poppies, roses, The National Trust
Tagged cloud pruning, garden open to the public, garden wildlife, gardening for wildlife, gardens of the National Trust, half-hardy perennials, hardy perennials, herbaceous borders, herbaceous plants, meadows, Natiional Trust Gardens, Packwood Hall, roses, sunken garden, topiary., wildflower meadows, wildlife gardening
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
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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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