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My 2017 Garden Journal – January

Posted on February 12, 2017 by greenbenchramblings

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 →

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Another friend’s garden – Holly Cottage

Posted on July 18, 2016 by greenbenchramblings

We love visiting small gardens listed in the National Garden Scheme’s famous Yellow book but even more enjoyable is visiting the NGS gardens of friends. So as we drove along miles of narrow lanes winding their way in and out … Continue reading →

Posted in colours, fruit and veg, garden design, garden photography, gardening, gardens, hardy perennials, herbs, meadows, National Garden Scheme, ornamental trees and shrubs, roses, Wales, Yellow Book Gardens | Tagged flowering shrubs, herb garden, meadows, NGS, NGS gardens, ornamental shrubs, Powis, Powys, prairie gardening, prairie planting, scented shrubs, shrubs, wildflower meadows | 1 Comment

The many faces of Honeysuckle

Posted on June 17, 2016 by greenbenchramblings

We found a shrub of a beautifully flowered Honeysuckle, Lonicera, while visiting a city garden recently and noticed it had buds at every stage of flowering from early bud to fully open flowers. I hope you enjoy these shots I … Continue reading →

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My Garden Journal in 2016 – March

Posted on April 25, 2016 by greenbenchramblings

We were expecting March to bring some signs of spring but really our seasons remained confused and muddled. March has brought us warm sunny days, days with cold biting winds, days with heavy persistent rain and many combinations of these. … Continue reading →

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A Garden in Winter – RHS Rosemoor – Part 1

Posted on February 23, 2016 by greenbenchramblings

We love to break up the winter months with mid-week breaks away around the UK. In February this year we took off down to Devon for a short holiday where we planned to visit a garden which holds two National … Continue reading →

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Croft Castle – month by month – the final report

Posted on December 23, 2015 by greenbenchramblings

Illness has prevented us making our monthly visit to Croft Castle where I would take photographs and report back about all that is going on in the gardens of this Herefordshire property run by the National Trust. Thus this final … Continue reading →

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My Garden Journal – January

Posted on February 9, 2015 by greenbenchramblings

As promised I am creating a garden journal throughout the year to celebrate our garden and this is the first post looking at January. I am writing and painting in my personalised “Moleskine” notebook, a special gift from our daughter … Continue reading →