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My Garden Journal 2019 – December

Posted on January 20, 2020 by greenbenchramblings

My Garden Journal 2019 comes to an end this month, so here are the entries for December. On the first page I wrote, “December sees most of the berries stripped from our shrubs and trees by dozens of thrushes including migrants … Continue reading →

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Grasses at the year’s end.

Posted on December 29, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

The growth of interest in grasses has given a whole new dimension to gardening allowing us to soften our borders, listen to their sounds, enjoy their movement and the special way they catch the light. These three photos were taken … Continue reading →

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Simply Beautiful – no 29 – winter yellow

Posted on April 18, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

At the beginning of every year we are treated to the amazing display of flowers on our Cornus mas. The shrub gets covered in its citr us yellow unusual flowers. The flowers have to be looked at very close up … Continue reading →

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My Garden Journal 2019 – February

Posted on March 2, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

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 →

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My Garden Journal 2018 – December

Posted on January 18, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

Here we are with the final visit to my Garden Journal 2018, as we discover what has been going on at out Avocet patch in December. It has been a year of difficult weather for us gardeners with freezing winds, … Continue reading →