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Paeonia x lemoinei ‘Souvenir de Maxime Cornu’

I’m still reliving last week’s Plant Heritage Road Trip. If you like you can come along too. Jump off now if you’ve got better things to do. Just don’t tell me, I will be hurt. Now we have arrived at the Bishop’s Palace Garden in Wells. It is still raining. Waterproofs are being challenged. There mayContinue reading “Paeonia x lemoinei ‘Souvenir de Maxime Cornu’”

Got there in the end

For those of you who doubt that I am a proper grown up gardener, I must confess that once upon a time I actually did some training. And it was in horticulture. Of all things. Crazy I know. And the esteemed hub of learning that had the pleasure of my patronage was none other than theContinue reading “Got there in the end”

What Happened Next?

On Wednesday myself and the posse went on a Plant Heritage trip to Cannington Walled Garden and The Bishop’s Palace garden in Wells. Although a little soggy a good time was had by all. One of my highlight was this rose named Rhapsody in Blue. As you can see, if we were to get picky aboutContinue reading “What Happened Next?”

Tired Thursday

Morea huttonii Lush The End

Back on the Edge

Why would you want to work on a treacherous slope, which steeply falls away onto a busy road noisy with coaches and lorries, on any old day? Far better to save that treat for when you can do it in persistent blustery rain and you have left your waterproof trousers in the car at the topContinue reading “Back on the Edge”

Underwhelmed

My dear mama always says of me “you do one job and make half a dozen others”. You might think this a little harsh, but it is generally true. Last week I noticed an uninvited colony of greenfly on one of our roses. You may think this means that we have many specimens, we have two.Continue reading “Underwhelmed”

Up Close and Personal

I have bought a new lens for my posh camera. So I can look closer. And be more personal. It is not however a posh lens. In fact it was quite cheap. Possibly too cheap. We will see. It may involve practice and patience. Oh dear.

Guest Star

For those of you bored by yet more bluebells, to liven things up a little, I have invited a guest star to the tableau. Drum roll please ….. At great personal expense (two apples) and especially for your delectation, here is the lovely Pip to further enhance the already splendid scene. He is looking very fetchingContinue reading “Guest Star”

Aflutter

My heart is aflutter.

Nameless

For various reasons, many of which may appear to be a product of my fertile imagination but are in fact quite true, I haven’t tended Mr and Mrs Bun’s garden for a month. The upshot of this was that my visit today was full of discovery. Some things have bloomed and bolted. Much has grown, as is only rightContinue reading “Nameless”