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Autumn flowering crocus – flowering! Crocus Speciosus Cassiope

7 December 2016

With the milder weather, Crocus Speciosus Cassiope is suddenly flowering away in the new Curve Border. They have not been getting any direct sunlight since planted at the end of October, as at this time of year the border is …

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Categories Autumn, Bulbs, Shady Border

A moment of observation

1 December 2016

Crocus Speciosus Cassiope in the Shady Border Winter. After a long autumn, long in that often by the end of October it’s freezing but not this year, Winter has arrived. A mild day, more like Autumn. I took a short walk …

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Categories Bulbs, Gardening with ME, MECFS, Shady Border

Adding some curves to the Shady Border

14 August 20202 November 2016

When I’ve been photographing my garden in recent months, I’ve shied off capturing the conservatory end of the Shady Border, because I was quite unhappy with it. I realised the border needed more height and a better shape than the …

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Categories Shady Border

Driving Miss Juneberry*

11 September 2016

Back in April, after a visit to the Edinburgh Botanic Gardens, I decided I wanted to get myself an Amelanchier tree. One common name for Amelanchier is Juneberry, another being Service Tree. Here’s a reminder of what they look like …

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Categories Shady Border, Trees

Gardening with ME: what’s flowering in the garden in June

3 August 202022 June 2016

I’ve not been up to blogging or gardening recently. The ME has been bad and I’ve needed to rest. I was able to get out into the garden and take some photos on the weekend, so I thought I’d just …

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Categories Gardening with ME, Kitchen garden, MECFS, Shady Border

Autumn colours in a young garden

22 October 2015

My garden is just under two years old and for the first time, I’m enjoying autumn colours in the garden. Last year autumn seemed to pass the garden by. I think that was because the high winds blew leaves off …

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Categories Autumn, Cornus Border, Hardy Perennial, Shady Border

Gardening with ME: facing some hard facts

3 August 20205 October 2015

Helianthus ‘Velvet Queen’ It’s never easy when something is staring you in the face that you are doing your best to ignore. It doesn’t matter where you turn, it’s there telling you it’s time to face some hard facts. The …

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Categories Gardening with ME, Hardy Perennial, MECFS, Shady Border, Spoonie Veg, Vegetables

Wordless Wednesday 3rd June 2015: Geranium macrorrhizum ‘Czakor’

3 June 2015
Categories Photography, Shady Border, Wordless Wednesday

End of month view: May 2015

31 May 2015

The Long Shady Border, from the shadier end May has been much cooler month than normal, it’s been quite windy but there hasn’t been much rain. The Long Shady Border laughed off the vagaries of the weather and went ahead …

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Categories Bog garden, End of month view, Hardy Perennial, Shady Border

End of month view: April 2015

1 May 2015

This is going to be a short on text End of Month View. My health isn’t good at the moment and I cannot be on the computer for too long, so I’m mainly posting photographs of the Long Shady Border …

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Categories Bog garden, End of month view, Shady Border
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