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Ruth and Mike’s Garden – exciting plants and richly planted borders
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
Posted in climbing plants, colours, garden design, garden photography, gardening, gardens, hardy perennials, ornamental grasses, ornamental trees and shrubs, roses, Shropshire, shrubs, village gardens, Yellow Book Gardens
Tagged clematis, climbers, climbing plants, climbing roses, hardy perennials, NGS, NGS gardens, roses, Yellow Book, Yellow Book Gardens
My Garden Journal 2019 – June
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
Posted in climbing plants, garden arches, garden design, garden paths, garden photography, garden ponds, garden pools, gardening, gardens, hardy perennials, ornamental trees and shrubs, roses, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, shrubs, South Shropshire, water in the garden, Yellow Book Gardens
Tagged alliums, bog garden, bog plants, brizas, climbing roses, foliage, foliage combinations, foliage plants, grasses, gravel garden, hardy perennials, hardy violas, herbaceous borders, herbaceous plants, roses, violas
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Returning from Cornwall – Part 1 – RHS Rosemore
We like to enjoy a few extra visits on our way back from any holiday we go on to extend our enjoyment, so we tend to book hotels partway back. On our way back from our Cornwall holiday we stopped … Continue reading
Posted in garden arches, garden design, garden photography, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, grasses, ornamental grasses, ornamental trees and shrubs, outdoor sculpture, RHS
Tagged dahlias, Devon, Gardens of Devon, plant combinations, plant communities, RHS, RHS gardens, RHS Rosemoor, Rosemoor, roses
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Our Short Break in Stratford-on-Avon – Part 2
Part two of this report on our short break in Stratford-on-Avon is all about the gardens of Shakespeare and his family. After spending time indoors studying the life and times of the Bard is was good to be outside discovering some … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, buildings, garden design, garden photography, garden seat, garden seating, gardens, gardens open to the public, grasses, ornamental grasses, outdoor sculpture, sculpture, town gardens
Tagged garden sculpture, gardens, ornamental grasses, outdoor sculpture, parterre, parterres, roses, Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon, topiary., town gardens, Warwickshire
The Dingle Garden in June
As we reach the middle of the year we made our monthly visit to the Dingle Gardens, and for once the weather looked set fair. This meant that we had strong contrast between light and shade and any colour was … Continue reading
Posted in colours, garden design, garden photography, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, hardy perennials, light, light quality, ornamental trees and shrubs, Powis, Powys, roses, shrubs, trees, Uncategorized, Wales, woodland, woodlands
Tagged flowering shrubs, gardens of Powys, gardens of Wales, herbaceous plants, ornamental shrubs, ornamental trees, roses, The Dingle Welshpool, trees and shrubs
My Garden Journal 2018 – June
I finished my latest entries into my garden journal just as we reach the mid-point of the year. June has once again been a month of mixed up weather and the garden plants have continued in their state of confusion. … Continue reading
Posted in colours, garden photography, garden wildlife, gardening, gardens, hardy perennials, ornamental trees and shrubs, roses, Shropshire, shrubs, wildlife
Tagged centaurea, flower colours, knautia, orange, potentilla, purple, roses, summer, summer gardens, summer in the garden, thalictrum
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A little village garden – Von’s garden.
We have lots of gardening friends with gardens of all types and sizes and in all sorts of locations. One of our most enjoyable garden related activities is to visit a garden belonging to a friend. On a wet dull … Continue reading
Posted in climbing plants, fruit and veg, garden design, garden photography, garden ponds, garden pools, garden seat, garden seating, gardening, gardens, hardy perennials, Hardy Plant Society, HPS, kitchen gardens, roses, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, village gardens, water in the garden
Tagged climbing plants, fruit and veg, fruit and veg growing, garden pond, garden ponds, garden pools, garden seating, garden seats, gardens of Shropshire, roses, Shropshire, village gardens
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