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Month: July 2019

Postcards from our holiday: Cotswolds June 2019

10 September 202031 July 2019

June saw my BFF from Melbourne, Kerri, over in the UK with her sister Sharon. They hired a cottage in Broadway, the Cotswolds for three weeks, and we joined them for part of that time. In between ME resting, and …

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Categories Accessibility, Cotswolds, England, Holidays, Other Musings, Photo Essay, Postcards

Plant memories: Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Goldtau’ and Cat-Merlyn

10 September 202018 July 2019

This is Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Goldtau’, also known as ‘Grass-Merlyn’. The grass is still looking green now, but in late summer it will turn golden, hence it’s specific name is Goldtau Merlyn was our previous cat, a wonderful cheeky bugger who …

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Categories Hardy Perennial, Plant Memories

New veg beds – aka finally making a decision on the final layout of my kitchen garden

10 September 202017 July 2019

The kitchen garden? Not an inspiring photograph, is it? I mean, yes, you can see my slowly developing Forest Garden Border around the edges (the blueberries are nearly ready!), and some raised beds with garlic. But the lawn dominates. However, …

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Categories Forest Garden, Kitchen garden, Permaculture, Vegetable beds, Vegetables

Wisteria border: before and after

10 September 202012 July 2019

A year ago, this is what the Wisteria border looked like. What is a Wisteria border you ask… Well, this is now. It’s always good to take before and after photos. You often get caught up in what work you …

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Categories back garden, Wisteria border

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