The Environment and I
What’s in the garden today Hamamelis Arnolds Promise _______________________ The Rhododendron bud, promise of what’s to come. _______________________ The environmentalists, I suppose for me the story...
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Is it a blog Web writing, Online journal, yes it would be difficult to find a name for what we do. However, who the heck came up with blog, blogger, blogging. Well maybe its me but I think it is a...
View ArticleSelling our Aberdeen Home
Once we made up our minds that e were moving, I totally convinced myself that our house would sell within a couple of weeks, in spite of others in the area being slow to move. We have pulled out all...
View ArticleAberdeen Gardening the final countdown (Spring)
Final countdown! a little dramatic, ah well our house is sold and we move out on November 29th. The final two posts from Aberdeen will take a look at how the garden performed in 2013. Starting off...
View ArticleA Winter walk in our new neighbourhood
On January 22nd the sun was shining, it felt just right to shove the camera in my pocket and go for a walkabout. Walkabout, that’s a laugh, back home in Aberdeen I didn’t go anywhere without the car....
View ArticleGrowing Heather in a Scottish Garden
Looking for a reliable white Heather for the garden? Erica x.darleyensis Ada s. Collings is unlikely to let you down. This Heather is said to grow well in soil which is either alkaline or acidic,...
View ArticleOsmanthus Delavayi
Our Osmanthus Delavayi performed well enough grown in a container in Aberdeen. Overwintering it in the greenhouse was unnecessary. Here in our Cheshire front garden, we have just planted it directly...
View ArticleMiscanthus Sinensis Red Chief
Miscanthus sinensis red chief, relatively new introduction of an ornamental grass which I think will soon become very popular in our garden Most of us, when we first get into gardening, usually find...
View ArticlePrimula Cheshire Life
I spotted this Primula Cheshire Life on a visit to the local garden centre a couple of weeks ago. A very attractive plant, and as we are now living in Cheshire I felt it deserved a place in our...
View ArticleRudbeckia fulgida early bird gold
Rudbeckia fulgida early bird gold, it may look exactly like Rudbeckia Goldsturm, Don’t be fooled, there is a very interesting difference. This unusual strain of Rudbeckia was found growing in a field...
View ArticleJapanese Anemone Honorine Jobert
In its first year of planting, the Japanese Anemone Honorine Jobert has taken a strong hold in our Cheshire garden I published a post on this plant some time back when we were in Aberdeen. It had been...
View ArticleSimply Thriving in the Garden in 2015
So many of the plants were simply thriving in the garden in 2015. The soil looks terrible, feels dreadful and doesn’t smell all that nice, and yet, the plants love it. Todays post is all about taking...
View ArticleTrue Winter Bloomers
True Winter Bloomers True Winter Bloomers are flowers in our garden which don’t just offer a wishy washy display but actually look as if they are enjoying these cold months. January 25th nothing much...
View ArticleNorth facing conservatory
North facing conservatory It was early in January when we decided that a room overlooking the back garden would perhaps be worthwhile, would a North facing conservatory be foolish or wise. Well,...
View Articleleucanthemum Goldrush
Leucanthemum Goldrush I am always on the lookout for flowering perennials which have the habit of Summer bedding. plants Well, what I mean is, you know how Summer bedding plants bloom from late May...
View ArticleCaragana Arborescens Siberian Peatree
The Caragana Arborescens Siberian Peatree At four feet tall (120cm) its a real mini tree. Sitting in the front garden and viewed from the living room window it is dwarfed by the large specimen’s in the...
View ArticleGrowing Lily of the Valley
Growing Lily of the Valley (Convallaria Majalis) in pots, nothing could be simpler or more satisfying. I suppose there are umpteen perennials which can be grown successfully in pots. As for ourselves...
View ArticleVeronicastrum Red Arrows
Plant profile for Veronicastrum Red Arrows The flowers of Veronicastrum Sibericum Red Arrows are not the colour which you may well expect them to be. Performance in our garden This is the second...
View ArticleThalictrum Delavayi Hewitt’s Double
Thalictrum Delavayi Hewitt’s Double The Thalictrum Delavayi Hewitt’s Double differs considerably from the majority of the Thalictrums grown in our gardens Performance in our garden This Thalictrum was...
View ArticleJuniperus horizontalis Limeglow
Juniperus horizontalis Limeglow After moving into our new house in February we pondered for a couple of weeks as to how the garden, front and back should look. We decided on a complete change from our...
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