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The Gardener's Rest: January 2015
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The vaguely green-fingered thoughts of a rambling rose. Or rather faded greens and browns. On Boxing Day we had quite an amount of snow which stuck around til New Year's Day. Then came the winds. The first battering came and went with little disruption to the garden. The second time round we were not so lucky and lost part of the fence in the front garden. We will need to replace the whole run. In the raised bed, tiny crimson shoots are emerging from Bumblebee's rhubarb crown. With one exception. Win...
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The Gardener's Rest: February 2015
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The vaguely green-fingered thoughts of a rambling rose. It's all about the buds. This evergreen clematis seems to have done well so far through the winter and is now putting on new growth. We planted it late last year so perhaps this year we will be able to train it to cover the framework we have created around the water butts. Not the best of shots, but buds are making themselves known on the largest of the hydrangeas in the front garden. There are buds on the other two, smaller hydrangeas too. Around t...
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The Gardener's Rest: September 2014
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The vaguely green-fingered thoughts of a rambling rose. Younger, all photographs were captured on a film, taken to be developed and then returned, often with little stickers on the duff ones suggesting what might have caused the failed capture. These days of course if you take a bum shot, you can just delete it and have another go. I bought this little two up two down in early December, so not a lot of gardening was even contemplated until the following summer. And along came my love of clematis. It ...
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The Gardener's Rest: Taking stock
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The vaguely green-fingered thoughts of a rambling rose. It's that time of the year again; time to see what has worked and what hasn't in the summer garden. It's also a good idea to see what jobs need doing come the autumn. First off the deck. It's so in need of being replaced as the whole thing is rotting - the sound of the wood splintering under foot is unnerving. The pond has been a great success. A frog has taken up residence and the plants in and around are doing well. The bed below is lacking in wow...
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The Gardener's Rest: September 2013
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The vaguely green-fingered thoughts of a rambling rose. In another couple of weeks it will be dark when I leave for work. In the meantime I shall enjoy waking to this view while I can. In the house, the orchids are still going strong with others beginning to join in the party. This is the orchid I saved from work last year - it has 16 blooms this year so I must be doing something right. The Toad thinks the centre of the flowers look light a bird in flight. The 'red' hydrangea we brought with us did darke...
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The Gardener's Rest: November 2014
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The vaguely green-fingered thoughts of a rambling rose. I received a surprise email this week from Garden Answers, a magazine I subscribe to, informing me I was about to appear in their 'Over To You' section as their star letter! Imagine how much more excited I was when the postman delivered my sub this morning! Thank you Garden Answers! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Rambling Rose - That would be me. The Man that Can - Hubby. Toad - Elder Son. Bumble Bee - Younger Son. Plant of the Month. Down by the sea.
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The Gardener's Rest: April 2014
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The vaguely green-fingered thoughts of a rambling rose. Now the raised bed is weed free, Bumblebee's next task is to sow his seeds. He's learned how to make a seed drill to make weeding easier (weeds do not generally grow in straight lines you see), and to tip a few seeds into his hand before taking a pinch. Sowing into each drill, marked with a waterproof label. And using the back of the hoe to cover his seeds. Everything gets a good watering, including the plants in the new birch bed. New addition....
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The Gardener's Rest: June 2014
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The vaguely green-fingered thoughts of a rambling rose. On a recent visit to our favourite garden (and its owners of course), we sat whiling away some time by their pond. They have the most beautiful wildlife pond fed by an amazing little stream. It looks so natural that if we hadn't seen it being created, we would not have known it wasn't. We've decided that our garden breeds rocks. Fortunately many of the rocks could be useful. Rocks dug up having a good scrub. And Bob's your mother's brother! The fern...
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The Gardener's Rest: June 2015
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The vaguely green-fingered thoughts of a rambling rose. There appears to be around 2 weeks delay in flowering times from the gardens 2 streets down the hill to our own. This has been more noticeable this summer, and something I have been investigating all year. I was already aware there can be around 6 weeks for seasons to cover the UK, but 2 weeks difference between 2 streets is interesting. So my June display looks like it is more June-July, but that's gardening for you. The front garden is beginning t...
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The Gardener's Rest: December 2014
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The vaguely green-fingered thoughts of a rambling rose. It's just days until Christmas 2014 and not a flake in the air. In fact yesterday it was 12c at 6am! It is however very windy, and wet. A typically normal British winter. There isn't a great deal happening in the garden. I have yet to work on my winter interest. I split the two plants and repotted each into fresh orchid compost. Now we wait. Among my own orchids, there are a lot of fresh buds forming. I've repotted a couple. The Man that Can - Hubby.