Brassica #showsofhands
Chelsea Fringe, which coincides and overlaps with the RHS Chelsea Flower Show (but independent of it), is now in it’s third year. For one reason or another I’ve yet to be able to attend any Fringe events (nor the Flower Show …
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Notes & musings from a talk by Piet Oudolf
Last week I attended a talk by Piet Oudolf, organised by the Sheffield University Department of Landscape. Below is a few notes and musings from the talk, which several days later I am still reflecting upon. * * * * …
Out damn Leylandii
The first task in the new garden was to get the Leylandii hedge at the back end of the garden removed. As mentioned in my previous post, I’m not fond of Leylandii and dislike the way they stop other plants …
Goodbye lottie, hello garden
The eagle-eyed amongst you may have noticed that there has been a change at Gwenfar’s Lottie. I’m now Gwenfar’s Garden… Yesterday I finally said goodbye to my lottie. Kevin and I move to Sheffield next Monday, and yesterday we picked …
Early Spring at Kingston Bagpuize gardens
Today was the (almost) annual visit to Kingston Bagpuize gardens in Oxfordshire. They have wonderful drifts of snowdrops, aconites, crocuses. A visit always lifts the spirit at the cold end of winter. A carpet of snowdrops at Church Copse Aconites …
Galanthus Bagpuize Virginia (2013)
I blogged about this Snowdrop in 2011, so rather than go into the same detail, you can read about it here, and enjoy the pictures below. I’ll be taking a few of these to Sheffield with me.
Moving garden, OR I’m going to be a Yorkshire Woman!
It’s been a bit quiet on the gardening front here at Gwenfar’s Lottie in the last couple of months. Apart from several weeks in Australia and Singapore (which I’ll start blogging about soon), I’ve mainly been focussing my energies elsewhere. …
What’s flowering at Oxford Botanic Gardens
I’m rather lucky to live on the doorstep (just over 1 mile away) of Oxford Botanic Gardens, and it’s great to be able to drop in and see what is currently in bloom. Here is a couple of plants whose flowers …
Trying to keep on top of the lottie
I’m in the rather fortunate position of having a few days off and sunny weather coinciding. A rare treat this summer of which I’m trying to make the most of the opportunity. Gwenfar’s Lottie – producing food, but massively over …
Iris x fulvala ‘Violacea’
Let’s just ignore the fact I haven’t blogged for ages… For a variety of reasons, none of which are very interesting. Instead, enjoy this picture of the beautiful Iris x fulvala ‘Violacea’ which I recently saw at the National Botanic Gardens …