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My Garden Journal 2019 – February
Here we are visiting my garden journal for the second time in 2019 with my February entries. My first double page spread was all about the week that spanned the last few days of January which delivered snowfall and the … Continue reading
Posted in flowering bulbs, garden photography, ornamental grasses, ornamental trees and shrubs, Winter Gardening, winter gardens
Tagged cornus mas, crocus, cyclamen, frost, hamamelis, hellebore, hellebores, iris reticulata, ornamental grasses, snow, snowdrops, the garden in winter, winter, winter aconite, winter cyclamen, winter garden, winter gardening, witch hazels
My Garden Journal 2018 – March
Into the third month of the year and we should now be seeing the cheerful signs of early spring. Spring should start the birds singing afresh. We should expect to see green returning to the garden as freshly-burst buds bring … Continue reading
Posted in birds, flowering bulbs, garden wildlife, gardening, gardens, irises, natural pest control, spring bulbs, spring gardening, trees
Tagged Avocet garden, bird boxes, ferns, gardening, hebes, insect homes, iris, iris reticulata, spring, spring garden, winter garden
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My Garden Journal 2018 – February
Part two of my 2018 Garden Journal sees us still freezing cold and struggling to get time in the garden. I opened my February entries by noting, “February is the month when we feel that the quality of the light … Continue reading
Posted in colours, flowering bulbs, garden design, garden photography, gardening, gardens, grasses, hardy perennials, irises, light, light quality, ornamental grasses, ornamental trees and shrubs, roses, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, shrubs, South Shropshire, spring bulbs, Winter Gardening, winter gardens
Tagged arum, cornus, cornus mas, Cornus Midwinter Fire, dogwoods, fastigiate plants, flowering bulbs, grasses, iris, iris reticulata, ornamental grasses, shrubs in winter, spring bulbs, viburnum, winter, winter aconite, winter garden, winter gardening
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A Walk in the Park – February at Attingham Park – Part 1
It is mid-February and time for our second visit to Attingham Park, our nearest National Trust property. We awoke on the day of our planned visit to a dark overcast sky and light rain hanging in the air, but we … Continue reading
Posted in birds, flowering bulbs, fruit and veg, garden buildings, garden photography, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, kitchen gardens, National Trust, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, spring bulbs, The National Trust, walled gardens, walled kitchen gardens, winter gardens, woodland, woodlands
Tagged fruit and vegetable growing, fruit pruning, gardens of Shropshire, glasshouses, hollies, iris, iris reticulata, National Trust, old glasshouses, productive gardening, pruning, pruning fruit, Shropshire, Shropshire gardens, The National Trust, walled garden, walled gardens
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My 2017 Garden Journal – January
It feels good to be back sharing my Garden Journal with you once again. So here is the first for 2017, my report on what was going on in our Avocet garden in January. For 2017 I will share the … Continue reading
Posted in birds, colours, flowering bulbs, garden photography, garden wildlife, gardening, gardens, hardy perennials, ornamental trees and shrubs, outdoor sculpture, Shropshire, shrubs, spring bulbs, trees, Winter Gardening, winter gardens
Tagged bees, betula, Betula albosinensis, Betula albosinensis "Septentronalis", betulas, birch, birches, birds, frost, garden birds, garden wildlife, hellebore, hellebores, honey bees, iris, iris reticulata, January, January garden, Japanese secateurs, Okatsune secateurs, scent, scent in the garden, scented plants, scented shrubs, secateurs, seed heads, shrubs in winter, turfing, turfing spade, winter, winter garden, winter gardening, winter gardens
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