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My Garden Journal 2019 – July

Posted on August 20, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

We move into the second half of the year with this visit to my 2019 garden journal, where we shall see what the garden has to offer and take a look at some of our gardening tasks for the month. … Continue reading →

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seasonal visits to two very different gardens – mid-summer at Wildegoose nursery and gardens

Posted on August 9, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

We made one of our frequent visits to Wildegoose Nursery and Gardens in the middle of July on a warm bright day. We were pleased to find a new sign at the entrance to the nursery and garden, a beautiful … Continue reading →

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Ruth and Mike’s Garden – exciting plants and richly planted borders

Posted on July 24, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

Gardening friends Ruth and Mike opened their village garden for the first time under the auspices of the NGS this July. We were sadly away in Sheffield at the time so were unable to visit on that day. However we … Continue reading →

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My Garden Journal 2019 – June

Posted on July 3, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

As we reach the half way point in the year the garden really comes to life with bright green fresh growth and so much colour from flowers, herbaceous perennials, shrubs and climbers especially roses and clematis. I began by writing, “At … 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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Return to the gardens at Hergest Croft

Posted on February 15, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

We always enjoy returning to visit and explore gardens we have loved discovering before. Hergest Croft gardens are one of our favourite places to visit and we have visited at several different times of year. In 2018 we made a … Continue reading →

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A family holiday in Scotland – Part 4 – Dawyck Botanic Gardens

Posted on December 27, 2018 by greenbenchramblings

Jude and I had the opportunity to spend a day at Dawyck Botanic Garden, a garden which is part of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. What made our visit extra special was that we took our little granddaughter Arabella with … Continue reading →